| A | B |
| Brook Farm | Community of intellectuals trying to create a utopia |
| Shakers | embraced communalism, strict government, and a commitment to celibacy |
| Utah | A haven for Mormons |
| Unitarian Church | Rejected the Trinity, and emphasized reason over emotion |
| Phalanxes | Groups that did cooperative work |
| Oneida Community | practiced "complex marriage" |
| Mormons | affirmed traditional patriarchal authority |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church | founded by free blacks in the North |