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SS Chapter 12
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is predestination? | idea that God decided the fate of a person's soul even before birth |
| What is a revival? | huge outdoor religous meeting |
| What is temperance movement? | organized effort to end alcohol abuse and the problems created by it |
| What is prohibition? | total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol |
| WHat is a public school? | free schools supported by taxes |
| What is abolitionists? | reformers who wanted to abolish or end slavery |
| What is a social reform? | organized attempts to improve conditions of life |
| What is women's suffrage? | right of women to vote |
| What is women's rights movement? | organized effort to improve the political legal and economic status of women in American society |
| What is transcendentalism? | movement that sought to explore the relationship between humans and nature through emotions rather than through reason |
| What is individualism? | unque importance of each individual |
| What is civil disobedience? | idea that people should peacefully disobey unjust laws if their consciences demand it |