The Second Great Awakening

This was a religious movement encouraging citizens to take a more active role in their salvation

The Abolitionist Movement

Some wanted to end slavery immediately: some were willing to take the gradual approach. Some used violence, others speeches.

The Underground Railroad

a network of abolitionists assisting slaves to reach freedom (usually Canada).

The Women's Rights Movement

This was started when women abolitionists realized that they too were treated as second-class citizens. Seneca Falls was a highlight, as well as the Declaration of Sentiments spelling out their version of equality

The Declaration of Sentiments (see page 478)

Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, women wanted to break free from unfair rules men imposed on women (such as not voting and keeping their own property)

The Transcendentalist Movement

Some wished to rise above the quest for material objects to make a better world. They believed in the strength of individuals as opposed to traditional forms of authority such as governments and captains of industry.

a leading transcendentalist; He believed that people could help themselves more than corrupt governments. In the Mexican War, he refused to pay his taxes because he did not want his tax dollars paying for a war he considered unjust.

Cotton became a dominant force in the American economy, increasing our dependency on slave labor

Eli Whitney designed this cotton cleaning machine. It opened to door to major profits for cotton producers (and thus more slaves needed)

inventor of the cotton gin as well as interchangeable parts and the concept of mass production

The South's Agricultural Economy

Although dominated by cotton in the 1800's, the climate in the South allowed for other such staples as corn, tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar

The time period when cotton production fueled the Southern economy. More states grew cotton, and it became the best money-maker in all of the U.S.

farms large enough require the need for slave labor to keep up with cotton production. The owners were the social and political leaders.

Transporting, buying, selling, inspecting, overseeing, punishing, trading of slaves

U.S. Cotton Production from 1790-1860 (see graph on page 445)

the production of cotton increased with more slaves and more land dedicated to the growth of cotton in the United States, including several new territories

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Chapter 14-15

Life in the South & Reform Movements

Term	Definition
The Second Great Awakening	This was a religious movement encouraging citizens to take a more active role in their salvation
The Abolitionist Movement	Some wanted to end slavery immediately: some were willing to take the gradual approach. Some used violence, others speeches.
The Underground Railroad	a network of abolitionists assisting slaves to reach freedom (usually Canada).
The Women's Rights Movement	This was started when women abolitionists realized that they too were treated as second-class citizens. Seneca Falls was a highlight, as well as the Declaration of Sentiments spelling out their version of equality
The Declaration of Sentiments (see page 478)	Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, women wanted to break free from unfair rules men imposed on women (such as not voting and keeping their own property)
The Transcendentalist Movement	Some wished to rise above the quest for material objects to make a better world. They believed in the strength of individuals as opposed to traditional forms of authority such as governments and captains of industry.
Henry David Thoreau	a leading transcendentalist; He believed that people could help themselves more than corrupt governments. In the Mexican War, he refused to pay his taxes because he did not want his tax dollars paying for a war he considered unjust.
King Cotton	Cotton became a dominant force in the American economy, increasing our dependency on slave labor
The Cotton Gin	Eli Whitney designed this cotton cleaning machine. It opened to door to major profits for cotton producers (and thus more slaves needed)
Eli Whitney	inventor of the cotton gin as well as interchangeable parts and the concept of mass production
The South's Agricultural Economy	Although dominated by cotton in the 1800's, the climate in the South allowed for other such staples as corn, tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar
The Cotton Boom	The time period when cotton production fueled the Southern economy. More states grew cotton, and it became the best money-maker in all of the U.S.
The Plantation	farms large enough require the need for slave labor to keep up with cotton production. The owners were the social and political leaders.
The Slave System	Transporting, buying, selling, inspecting, overseeing, punishing, trading of slaves
U.S. Cotton Production from 1790-1860 (see graph on page 445)	the production of cotton increased with more slaves and more land dedicated to the growth of cotton in the United States, including several new territories

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