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Foy Ch. 14 Vocab

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U.S. citizens who opposed immigration because they were suspicious of immigrants and feared losing jobs to them.   nativists  
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A political organization founded in 1849 by nativists who supported measures making it difficult for foreigners to become citizens and to hold office.   Know-Nothing Party  
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The social and economic level between the wealthy and the poor.   middle-class  
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Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived.   tenements  
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The idea that people could rise above the material things in life; a popular movement among New England writers and thinkers in the mid-1800's.   transcendentalism  
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A period of religious evangelism that began in the 1790's and became widespread in the United States by the 1830's.   Second Great Awakening  
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A social reform effort begun in the mid-1800's to encourage people to drink less alcohol.   temperance movement  
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A social reform effort that began in the mid-1800's and promoted the idea of having all children educated in a common place regardless of social class or background.   common-school movement  
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An end to slavery.   abolition  
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An organization started by William Lloyd Garrison whose members wanted immediate emancipation and racial equality for African Americans.   American Anti-Slavery Society  
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A network of people who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places.   Underground Railroad  
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The first national women's rights convention in 1848 at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written.   Seneca Falls Convention  
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An 1848 statement written and signed by women's rights supporters at the Seneca Falls Convention; detailed their beliefs about social injustice against women.   Declaration of Sentiments  
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