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Chapter 16 Review Terms

Mr. Grassey's chapter 16 test. PS, if you think there are any typos, please tell me

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the right to vote
the effort to make society better and more fair to everyone
moderation in drinking habits
the "perfect" society
a person who tries to end slavery
freeing of slaves
Born Isabella Van Wagener. Worked for emancipation. She spoke and sold her biography at events. Became a traveling minister.
organized the Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church after they were told they could not sit with white members in another church
worked to improve education. urged that schools be required for everyone. opposed whipping and other physical punishment. quote: "democracy is run by educated people"
helped the disabled and worked for prison reform. set up hospitals for the mentally ill. separated prisoners and ended debtor prisons
helped the disabled. set up schools for deaf people. taught students to read, write, read lips, and communicate through hand signals
helped the disabled. taught blind students how to read Braille
designed nation's first large urban park - Central Park
formed the Shakers
worked for emancipation. sent a petition to Congress (1 out of 86 congressmen supported him). Crusaded against colonization
worked for emancipation. moved to Oberlin College (a center of anti-slavery movement) after getting kicked out of Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati
worked for emancipation. began the newspaper "The Liberator". formed the American Anti-Slavery Society
worked for emancipation, was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, led more than 300 slaves north
worked for education for women, opened first high school for girls (Troy Female Seminary) in 1821
worked for education for women. opened Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (college) in 1837
worked for womans' rights. first woman to earn a medical diploma in the US. started nursing school and hospital
worked for womans' rights. called the Seneca Falls Convention, drafted "Declaration of Sentiments", pushed for equal rights - including that of the ballot
worked for womans' rights, called the Seneca Falls Convention
worked for womans' rights, was also active in temperence and anti-slavery movements, was a gifted organizer and campaigner
supported colonization, owned 38 ships, transported 38 volunteers to West Africa in 1815
worked for emancipation, became quakers, published anti-slavery pamphlets, made speeches, presented a petition signed by 20,000 women
American writer in the 1800s. drew on his experiences at sea and living on South Pacific islands for material. Wrote "Moby Dick"
reform-minded poet in the 1800s. loved democracy. wrote about the common people. began to write his masterpiece, "Leaves of Grass" in 1848
poet, short-story writer, and critic in the 1800s. his works often explore the dark side of human nature. called the "father of mystery and detective fiction", best known for tales of terror and poems
a religious group that formed an utopia. believed in the equality of all people. worshiped together and expressed their religious feelings in song and dance
large outdoor gatherings that lasted several days, during the Second Great Awakening
church started by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, an African American church
a newspaper Lloyd Garrison published starting in 1831
a secret network of people who would shelter and feed escaping slaves along their way to freedom
this barred debate on antislavery petitions in the House of Representatives
conventions called by Mott, Staton, and 3 other women. 300 people showed up. drafted "Declaration of Sentiments" here
a "declaration" written at the Seneca Falls Convention that was clevery based on the Declaration of Independence
people that believed that people find truth within themselves, not just through experience and observation
abolished slavery in British colonies
traveling ministers who rode horseback over regular routes and preached
colony in West Africa for free blacks
Whitman's masterpiece, started in 1848, he continued adding to it for the rest of his life
novel written by Melville about an obsessed sea captain who destroys himself and his crew in persuit of a white whale
piece of work written by Edgar Allan Poe

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