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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| evident | obvious, clear |
| spoils system | practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supports |
| 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 mots 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 |
| gradulism | the theory that salvery should be ended gradually |
| Abolition | The immediate ending of slavery |
| Emanicipation | 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 179 -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 Americans |