Chapter 11 Plus

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Deism
(Concept)
page 189

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The idea that God created the world and the laws, God let the world run on its own and God is apart of nature. It was introduced in the US during the Second Great Awaking.

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Denmark Vesey (Person) page 313, 316

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The Charleston free black Denmark Vesey, (along with 9,000 followers) who made preparations to revolt. However, word got out and the suppression and retribution followed.

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Nat Turner (Person) page 311, 313, 316, 363

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A slave preacher who led a band of African Americans during 1831. He went from house to house in Southampton County, Virginia. Christian image and biblical injunctions were central to him and others.

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Underground Railroad (Concept) page 313-314, 339

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A railroad in which symphathetic whites and abolitionists organized to help the slaves manage to espape to the North or to Canada.

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Cavalier Image
(concept)
page 302

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The Cavalier Image was of the Southerners who thought of themselves as people with a society based on traditional values of chivalry, leisure, and elegance. Northerners saw them as more concerned with a graciuos and refined way of life rather than with rapid growth and development. To Northerners, the southern people were seen as lazy and not hard workers because they relied on slaves to do all the work.

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Foreign Slave Trade
(Concept)
page 312

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Although foreign slave trade had been prohibited in 1808, slaves continued to be imported into the United States as late as the 1850s. There were not enough slaves to satisfy all of the southern planters, so discussion of reopening the foreign slave trade was brought up but the laws against slave imports were never repealed.

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"know-nothings"

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A secret society used to combat non native americans. It banned Catholics and fpreign born from office, and gradually created a political party, the American Party. The Know-Nothings were most effective in New York and Massachusettes. The greatest impact was the contribution to the colllapse of the existing party system.

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"Safety Valves"

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Safety valves were the preventative measures against social unrest. Frederick Jackson Turner believed that the geographical mobility of the land was one such safety valve, and settled any possible social tensions because there was always the possibility of social mobility. Moving from city to city looking for better economic opportunities allowed for people to hope for advancement in the social hierarchy. Another safety valve was that of politics, because even with few possibilities of econ. opportunities, more and more white men were gaining a voice in politics. Being allowed suffrage enabled many men to feel like a significant part of the community.

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Midwifery

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Prior to the early 19th century, most childbirths had been attended to by midwives because they had more knowledge of it. In the early 19th century, physicians began to handle delieveries themselves. They started demanding restrictions on midwives. The restrictions caused a lot of women to loose their jobs because midwifery was an important female occupation. It was one of the only jobs that women could have. These restrictions also took away childcare from poor mothers because they couldn't afford to pay physicians. (187)

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Judith Sargent Murray

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In 1794, Judith Sargent Murray published an essay defending women's rights to an education. She believed that men and women were equal in intellect and potential, women should have the same opportunities to earn a living, and they should have the same educational opportunities as men. She recieved little support but she became an inspiration to later generations. (187)

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"Republican Mother"

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The Republican mother's job was to raise enlightened children. This idea was the reason that acadamies were created just for women to get an education so they could properly raise enlightened children. (186)