AP US - American History: A Survey - Chapter 7 Terms Flashcards

242148498	"crusade against ignorance"	National call for creation of public schools; led by Thomas Jefferson; Republicans; all white males; resulted in the creation of private academies for the wealthy, but little existed to aid the masses	0
242148499	Phillips Academy	established in Andover, Massachusetts in 1778; by 1815, 30 academies in Mass., 37 in NY and 30+ throughout the rest of the country	1
242148500	Judith Sargent Murray	wrote an essay in 1784 on the rights of women to education; but had little effect; she died in 1820	2
242148501	Benjamin Rush	founded the UPenn medical school (first in America) in the early nineteenth century; advocate of bleeding and purging;	3
242148502	"bleeding and purging"	belief that infection or illness could be eliminated through the reduction of bad blood in the body; many people bled out by doctors, and died due to weakness; George Washington died after bleeding and purging due to a throat infection	4
242148503	Jedidiah Morse	wrote the first look at American geography, "Geography Made Easy" in 1784	5
242148504	Noah Webster	wrote the American Spelling Book in 1783; later known as the "Blue-Backed Speller"; sold 100 million copies; alseo wrote a dictionary in 1806 and American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828	6
242148505	"blue-backed speller"	a simplified and Americanized system of spelling, "The American Spelling Book"; written by Noah Webster; the top-selling book in the history of American publishing, next to the Bible, with over 100 million copies sold;	7
242148506	Joel Barlow	member of a CT group of writers known as the "Hartford Wits". Published the epic poem, the Columbiad, in 1807; conveyed the special character of the American civilization;	8
242148507	"Hartford Wits"	Group of CT writers; Joel Barlow, a member	9
242148508	The Columbiad	Epic poem written by Joel Barlow to convey the special character of the American Civilization	10
242148509	Charles Brockden Brown	from Philadelphia; wrote numerous novels; emphasized horror and deviant behavior; looked upon as shocking during his own lifetime; wanted to convey the "soaring passions and intellectual energy" of the new nation.	11
242148510	Washington Irving	NY; all of his books dealt with American life; most famous characters were Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane; most widely acknowledged, and is considered the first truely notable American author	12
242148511	Mercy Otis Warren	wrote " History of the Revolution" in 1805, which emphasized the heroism of the American struggle; however, it was relatively inaccurate	13
242148512	Mason Weems	...	14
242148513	deism	...	15
242148514	Universalist church	...	16
242148515	James Murray	...	17
242148516	Second Great Awakening	...	18
242148517	Cane Ridge	...	19