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Reform Movements
Reforming Society, The Movement To End Slavery, Women's Rights
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8th Grade
03/24/2010

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Abolitionists
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People that wanted to completely end slavery.
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Susan B. Anthony
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Turned the women right's reform into a political movement, wanted equal pay/jobs for men and women. She was concerned about women's control over money and property.
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Common School Movement
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Lead by Horace Mann; a period of time when education was wanted for everyone regardless of racial/social background.
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Compromise of 1820
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1. Missouri would become a slave state.
2. Maine would become a free state.
3. No slavery in new territories above Misourri's northern border.
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Frederick Douglass
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An escaped slave that became a famous abolitionist; wrote the North Star
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Fugitive Slave Law
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People couldn't help runaway slaves; slaves caught in places where slavery was illegal were arrested and returned to their masters.
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Grimke' Sisters
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Began the women's rights movement; Sarah did not marry because she believed that she lost her property over marriage.
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William Lloyed Garrison
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Wrote the Liberator; founded the American Anti-Slavery Society
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether they would become slave states or not.
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Kentucky & Virginia Resolution
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
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Horace Mann
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Leader of Common School Movement; wanted public education for everyone.
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Nullification Crisis
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John C. Calhoun thought people could ignore laws if they thought they we're unconstitutional.
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Popular Sovereignty
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States could vote for what they wanted.
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Secede (Secession)
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To leave the Union and become a seperate country.
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Second Great Awakening
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A period of time focused on reviving Christianity.
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Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
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The first public women's rights convention held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Women's rights supporter that wrote several documents and speeches; led the Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott.
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Lucy Stone
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Gifted speaker.
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Temperance Movement
Definition
Using self-discipline to stop drinking hard liquor.
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Sojourner Truth
Definition
Women that supported abolition and women's rights; powerful speaker.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe describing Tom and how he simply tried to please his master, but did not receive proper treatment.
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Causes of the Civil War
Definition
Numerous, complicated, began with expansion.
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Major disagreement when Missouri applied to become a state. 11 Free/Slave states.
1. Missouri = Slave
2. Maine = Free
3. No slavery north of Missouri's border.
1820-1850: Major events. Andrew Jackson/South Carolina during Nullification Crisis when he wanted to use troops to enforce a federal tariff.
John C. Calhoun - resigned to become one of the strongest state's rights advocates.
Mexican American War - Slavery expands.
Abolitionists - wanted to end, at minimum, slavery expansion.
California - Free state?
South - Secede?
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Compromise of 1850
Definition
1. California = Free
2. Popular Sovereignty for M/A war's land.
3. No more slave trade in nation's capital
4. Fugitive Slave Law
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Definition
Stephen A. Douglass wanted to build a railroad through the northern states. Slavery was possible through popular sovereignty. Called Kansas and Nebraska. Only problem was that it overturned the Compromise of 1820.
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Let's Get Ready To Rumble!
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Each side felt confident in winning the vote.
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Bleeding Kansas
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Missouri residents transfered over to Kansas during the vote of 1855, which made it a slave state. Lawrence - set on fire, 200+ killed.
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Violence in the Senate
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South Carolina representative beats up Senator Sumner.
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Dread Scott Decision
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Dread Scott vs Sanford - owner took slave to free state, told that he was not free because he was property, basically made slavery legal everywhere
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Hero or Madman?
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John Brown - abolitionist that spilt blood to fight for what he believed, Raid at Harper's Ferry: wanted to start a revolution, did not work out
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Lincoln-Douglass Debates
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Douglass challenged by Lincoln. Lost but still recognized for his thoughtfullness & manners.
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Election of 1860
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4-Way election. Lincoln wins with 40%. Southern states seceded to become the Confederate States of America. Lincoln wanted to make it clear that he did not want to be enemies, but friends.
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Fort Sumter
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South Carolina bombed on April 12, 1861. Confederate flag raised, Civil war had begun.
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