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chapter8
U.S history 3rd 9 weeks study guide for chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Second Great Awakening/revivals | A series of religious revivals starting in 1801; stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects. |
| Abolition | the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. |
| William Lloyd Garrison | founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society. |
| Emancipation | the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. |
| Frederick Douglass | Runaway slave who became a leader of the abolitionist movement; known for his oratory and anti-slavery writings. |
| Nat Turner | Led to new legislation making it unlawful to teach slaves, free blacks, or mulattoes to read or write. |
| Antebellum | occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. |
| Gag Rule | a rule that limits or forbids the raising, consideration, contribution, or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body. |
| Cult of Domesticity | True womanhood. They believed that women should stay at home and should not do any work outside of the home. |
| Temperance Movement | a social movement urging personal moderation in the consumption of alcoholic beverages. |
| Seneca Falls Convention | the first women's rights convention. |
| Cottage Industry | a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home. |
| Journeyman | is an individual who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. |
| Mill Girls Working Conditions | female workers who came to work in textile workshops. |
| Strike/reasons why workers went on strike | because they think their company has been unfair. |
| National Trades’ Union | center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. |