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GHSGT Review - US History since 1865
Reform Movements of 19th Century Vocabulary Review for GHSGT
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History
11th Grade
05/17/2011

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temperance movement
Definition
Social movement focused on the elimination of sales of alcohol in the United States
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abolitionism
Definition
Social movement focused on the elimination of the practice of slavery
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public school reform
Definition
Social movement focused on improving the condition, availability, and quality of schools
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women's suffrage
Definition
Social movement focused getting women the same voting rights as men
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Social activist typically given credit for starting the women's rights movement and leading the suffrage movement
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Seneca Falls Conference
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An important, influential meeting of women's rights leaders in Seneca Falls, NY
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Jacksonian Democracy
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Time period roughly between 1824 and 1854 where the executive branch expanded in power, American Nationalism was high, and popular political culture expanded
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American nationalism
Definition
Feeling of belonging and ownership of an identity that included certain religious, social, and cultural values that united people in the United States
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