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Holt American Histor
Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Americans and others who opposed immigration | nativists |
| a political organization founded by the nativists | Know-Nothing Party |
| a social and economic level between the wealthy and the poor | middle class |
| poorly designed apartment building that housed large numbers of people | tenements |
| the belief that people could transcent, or rise above material things in life | transendentalism |
| groups of people who tried to form a perfect society | utopian communities |
| a Christian renewal movement | Second Great Awakening |
| reform effort urging people to use self discipline to stop drinking liquor | temperance movement |
| wanted all children taught in a common place | common-school movement |
| complete end to slavery | abolition |
| wanted racial equality for African Americans | American Anti-Slavery Society |
| a network of people who arranged help for escaped slaves | Underground Railroad |
| first public meeting about women's rights | Seneca Falls Convention |
| document about social injustice toward women | Declaration of Sentiments |