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US History Unit 7
America in the mid-1800s
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abolitionist | a person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery |
| Declaration of Sentiments | a formal statement of injustices suffered by women, written by the organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention. Sentiments means “beliefs” or “convictions.” |
| reform | to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustices |
| Second Great Awakening | a revival of religious feeling and belief from the 1800s to the 1840s |
| Seneca Falls Convention | the gathering of supporters of women’s rights in July 1848 that launched the movement for women’s right to vote |
| transcendentalism | a philosophy emphasizing that people should transcend, or go beyond, logical thinking to reach true understanding, with the help of emotions and intuition |
| agrarian | a person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests |
| cotton gin | a hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton |
| deforestation | |
| Industrial Revolution | |
| industrialist | |
| plantation | |
| pull factor | |
| push factor | |
| discrimination | |
| Nat Turner's Rebellion | |
| oppression | |
| racism | |
| segregation | |
| Underground Railroad |
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