Chapter 4 Religion and Reform

The movement concentrated on ending slavery in the United States. Caused the greatest tension between the North and South. Often disagreed on tactics.

Schoolteacher who helped reform attitudes toward the mentally ill and improve the condition for prisoners as well as promoted legislation to improve conditions in prisons and poorhouses.

A pioneer in the women's suffrage movement. She Co-founded the 1848 Women's Rights Convention (beginning of the women's right movement) held in Seneca Falls, New York.

African American abolitionist and publisher of the North Star.

Frederick Douglass

The former slave and most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. Also known as the "Moses of Her People"

"Father of Public Education". Former Head of the Massachusetts Board of Education who worked for public school reform and set the standard for public schools throughout the nation.

American painters who turned increasingly from human landscapes to the romantic mirroring of local landscapes. School during transcendentalism.

Leader of the Second Great Awakening

Group most active in the reform movements of the 1830s and 1840s / By working in abolitionist movement they gained experience in seeking social and political change.

Urbanization and industrialization in the North brought many problems including: poverty, alcoholism, overcrowded housing, and poor health care.

The first women's rights convention in American history.

A utopian community committed to abstinence. They believed that they could attain communal perfection. This cult grew in wake of the Second Great Awakening.

Saw no need to reform their society. The south was not effected by industrialization. They also resented northern reformers - especially abolitionists.

Organized effort to eliminate all consumption of alcohol.