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Vocabulary
4/17/26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suffrage | the rite of vote |
| Evident | obvious, clear. |
| Spoils System | Practice of handing out government employees with the winning candidate's supporters. |
| Caucus System | A system in which members of a political party meet to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy |
| Secede | to leave or withdraw |
| Nativism | hostility toward immigrants |
| Predominantly | being most frequent or common |
| Utopia | a community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers |
| Philosophers | a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment |
| Benevolent Society | an association focusing on spreading the word of God and combating social problems |
| Temperance | moderation in or abstinence from alcohol |
| Penitentiary | prison whose purpose is to reform prisoners |
| Institution | an established organization or corporation |
| Imposition | something established or brought about as if by force |
| Gradualism | the theory that slavery should be ended gradually |
| Abolition | the immediate ending of slavery |
| Emancipation | the act or process of freeing enslaved persons |
| Compensate | to offset an error, defect or undesired effect |
| Demonstration | an outward expression or display |
| Second Great Awakening | a significant religious revival movement in the early 19th century (1790 - 1840s) emphasizing religion over secularism as well as personal faith and individualism which led to various social reform movements aiming to inspire a moral revival among America |