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Abolition

The movement to end slavery.

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Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

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Second Great Awakening

A religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States.

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Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention held in 1848, which produced the Declaration of Sentiments.

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Transcendentalism

A philosophical movement emphasizing the inherent goodness of people and nature.

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Underground Railroad

A secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.

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Emancipation

The process of freeing someone from slavery.

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Temperance

A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Mormons

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for their westward migration.

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Louisiana Purchase

The acquisition of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803, significantly expanding US territory.

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California Gold Rush

A mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848.

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Forty-niner

A term used to describe the people who moved to California in 1849 for gold.

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Lone Star Republic

The nation formed by Texas after its independence from Mexico in 1836.

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Dred Scott decision

An 1857 Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens and had no standing to sue.

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Compromise of 1850

A package of five bills passed by the United States Congress to defuse a dangerous political confrontation.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

An 1854 law that allowed citizens of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery.

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William Lloyd Garrison

An American abolitionist known for founding The Liberator and advocating for immediate emancipation.

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Frederick Douglass

A former enslaved African American who became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

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Sojourner Truth

An African American abolitionist and women's rights activist best known for her speech, 'Ain't I a Woman?'

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that depicted the harsh realities of slavery and fueled abolitionist sentiments.

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Nat Turner

Leader of a significant slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.

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What territories were added to the United States between 1800 and 1860?

The Louisiana Territory (1803), Florida (1819), Texas (1845), Oregon Territory (1846), and the Mexican Cession (1848), the Gadsden Purchase (1853)

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How did the term manifest destiny relate to the territorial growth of the United States at this time?

destiny of the United States to expand its territory across North America, which justified the acquisition of new lands such as Texas, Oregon, and the Mexican Cession.

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What was the traditional role of women in American society?

domestic responsibilities, including homemaking, child-rearing, and maintaining the household

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How did women’s involvement in earlier reform movements help the women’s rights movement?

Women gained organizational skills, public speaking experience, and a sense of solidarity while participating in movements such as abolition and temperance

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What were the specific goals of the women’s rights movement?

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