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Chapt. 14 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| civil disobedience | The act of peacefully refusing to obey laws. |
| transcendentalism | taught that the spiritual world was more important than the physical world. |
| temperance movement | The movement to ban alcohol. |
| labor union | A group of workers who band together to seek better working conditions. |
| strike | stopping work to demand better working conditions |
| abolition | The movement to abolish slavery |
| underground railroad | A network of trails leading slaves to free territory. |
| Seneca Falls Convention | A women's rights convention. |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Horace Mann | Important figure in education reform and development in the US. |
| Dorthea Dix | Important figure in prison and mental institution reform. |
| Frederick Douglass | Strong abolitionist and women's rights leader. |
| Sojourner Truth | Strong speaker for abolition and women's rights |
| Harriet Tubman | A conductor on the underground railroad. |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Strong leader in the women's rights movement. |
| Explain the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society. | They had little participation in politics, however were frequently found working in factories and entertaining. |
| What was the impact of the reform, temperance, abolition, and education movements? | They developed and nurtured America to grow in a positive way. It improved the standard of living in the US. We still see effects of their work to this very day. |
| Describe the contributions of Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. | Both were strong leaders and speakers in their particular areas of reform. |