Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Social Studies 8- Chapt 15

AB
Second Great Awakeningstressed free will (individuals could choose to save their own soals by choosing their own actions)
Charles Grandison Finneytought that individual salvation (free will) was the first step to improving society
Dorothea Dixworked to improve conditions for the mentally ill and for those in jail
Horace Mannwanted better schools with educated teachers and more funding
Prudence Crandallcreated an African-American school for girls
Thomas Gallaudetschool for the deaf
Samuel Gridley Howedirector of 1st school for the blind
Underground Railroada network of abolitionists who secretly helped slaves reach freedom
social reforman organized attempt to fix society's ills
predestinationa belief that stresses that God determines in advance who gets into heaven
temperance movementa campaign against alcohol
American Colonization Societyproposed an end to slavery by setting up an independent colony in Africa (Liberia)
Frederick Douglassborn a slave, escaped and published an antislavery newspaper the NORTH STAR
Angelina & Sarah Grimkesisters and abolitionists who moved to the north to speak out on slavery
Harriet Tubmanescaped slave who led others to freedom on the underground railroad
abolitionistwanted an end to slavery immediately
Quakersbelieve it is a sin for one human to own another
How The North Felt About Abolitionsome ok, others fearful about lost jobs, textile owners worried where cotton will come from
How The South Felt About AbolitionNO!! Economy depends on slaves in the fields, they treat slaves better than North treats immigrants
How Women Were Discriminated Against in the Early 1800sno speaking out; not allowed to vote; could not hold office; property goes to husband; women could get hit; wages went to husband
Seneca Falls ConventionWomen's Rights Movement for equality in church, education, work and vote
Emma Willardopened a high school for girls in NY that taught math and physics
Mary Lyonopened Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
How the women's rights movement was a long-term effect of antislavery movementwomen were speaking out against antislavery and realized they did not have equal rights either; Education- in order to be a leader you need knowledge
Susan B. Anthonytireless speaker for the women's rights movement
Hudson River SchoolArtists from here painted landscapes of NY state
Washington Irvingfirst US author who enjoyed fame in Europe
Sojourner Truthtraveled speaking out on slavery and supported women's rights
Ralph Waldo EmersonEssayist who stressed the importance of the individual, self-reliance and character

This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
Learn more about Quia
Create your own activities