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AH#1 U6L2 VOC
history vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reform | To make better by changing the bad parts of society. |
| Salvation | Being saved from sin and from the penalties of sin. |
| Abolition | Getting rid of something completely. |
| Transcendentalism | Movement that emphasized living in harmony with nature and stressed examining a person's thoughts, emotions, and imagination. |
| Utopian communities | Communities based on self-sufficiency that wanted to create a perfect society by sharing equally the work and items produced in the community. |
| Self-sufficiency | Having the ability to provide for oneself without the help of others; indeppendent |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Temperance | Ban the drinking of alcohol |
| Asylum | A hospital for the mentally ill |
| Rehabilitate | To restore someone to a normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment |
| Seneca Falls Convention | First women's rights convention |
| Declaration of Sentiments | A speech given at the Seneca Falls Convention that demanded equal rights for women including voting |
| Underground Railroad | An escape route to the North for runaway slaves |
| Era | A designated time period |
| Enlightenment | Reaching spiritual knowledge and understanding |