MARKET REVOLUTION AND REFORM VOCABULARY

Market Revolution

A period of rapid economic change in the early 19th century involving the expansion of markets and transportation systems

Lowell System

A factory system in the early 19th century that employed young women to work in textile mills

Nativism

A political policy that favors the interests of native-born citizens over immigrants

Cult of Domesticity

A prevailing value system in the 19th century that emphasized women's roles as homemakers and moral guardians of the family

Second Great Awakening

A religious revival movement in the early 19th century that encouraged a personal approach to faith and social reform

Denmark Vesey

A formerly enslaved man who planned a slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822, but was executed when the plot was discovered

William Lloyd Garrison

An abolitionist and journalist who published "The Liberator," advocating for immediate emancipation of enslaved people

Charles Grandison Finney

A prominent preacher in the Second Great Awakening known for his innovative revivalist practices and emphasis on personal conversion

Horace Mann

A leading advocate for public education in the 19th century, promoting the establishment of public schools and educational reform

Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments

A document from the 1848 women's rights convention that outlined the grievances and demands for women's equality

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A philosopher and essayist who led the transcendentalist movement, advocating for individuality and self-reliance