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14 Cards in this Set
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Transcendentalism
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movement in 1800s emphasizing spiritual discovery and insight rather than reason
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temperance movement
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campaign to eliminate alcohol
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abstinence
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refraining from certain activities
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segregation
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forced separation often by race
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Utopian community
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society dedicated to perfection in social and political conditions
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abolitionist movement
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movement to end slavery
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emancipation
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freeing of slaves
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Underground railroad
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escape routes that provided protection and transportation for fleeing slaves
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gag rule
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rule prohibiting anti-slavery petitions from being read or acted upon
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Seneca falls convention
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first women's rights convention in US history (1848)
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suffrage
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right to vote
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Irish Potato Famine
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famine in Ireland in 1840s leading to immigration to US
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Naturalize
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apply for and be granted American citizenship
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Discrimination
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unequal treatment of people because of race, sex, or nationality
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