History 1301 Test 2

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Define: Thomas Jefferson

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Primary Author of the Declaration of independence

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Define: Virginia Plan

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National Government where both houses would me apportioned according to population.

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Define: New Jersey Plan

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Called for a single house of congress with each getting one vote

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Define: Constitutional Compromise

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States would be equally represented in the sennate.

In the House of representatives, representation would be apportioned according to population.

Also each slave would be considered 3/5th of one person.

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Define: Bill Of Rights

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Set the most basic terms for defining personal liberty in the united states.

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Define: Republican Party

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Political party that supported semisubsitance people

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Define: Federalist Party

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Political Party that supported the commercial people

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Define: Veto

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President Andrew Jackson converts this into an effective presidential power to block laws

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According to the PBS DVD "The abolitionists" Who does Angelina Grimke appeal to, hoping they can bring about the downfall of slavery?

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The Women of the South

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Most states eliminated ____________ for voting in favor of white manhood suffrage, under which all adult males were allowed to votes.

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Property Ownership

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Support for American independence gained more momentum from the overwhelming reception of ____________________ in January 1776.

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Common Sence

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American greivences blamed _________________ for a "long train of abuses and ururpations" designed to achieve "absolute depotim".

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King George III

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Perhaps no friend of American liberty saw more clearly how slim the chances of a rebel victory were than _____________.

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George Washington

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One of the first battles won by Washington occurred on January 3 1776 when the continental defeated British troops on the outskirts of _____________.

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Princeton, New Jersey.

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British General Burgoyne tried to withdraw his army to Canada, but got no farther than ____________ where he surrendered his army to American general Gates on October 17th.

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Saratoga

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The news that Britain had surrendered an entire army at _____________ had convinced the French foreign minister Vergennes that the rebels could actually win.

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Saratoga

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The political instability in the war was vastly compounded by a _________________that broke out first among American troops besieging Quebec in 1775.

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Smallpox epidemic

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By the autumn of 1778 the British had come to believe that their most vital aim was to regain their colonies in ________________________.

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Mainland South

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The man charged with leading the British southern campaign was General Clinton’s ambitious and able subordinate Charles, ____________________.

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Lord Cornwallis

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The Continental Army in the South lost many conventional battles, but the _______________ kept the British from restoring political control over the backcountry.

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Militia

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During the spring of 1781 General Cornwallis and his army joined forces along the Virginia coast with the hero of Saratoga and newly turned British loyalist _______________.

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Benedict Arnold

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The fact that the British navy did not arrive by October 19, 1781 forced General Cornwallis to ______________________________.

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Surrender

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Describe the terms of the Treaty of Paris between America, Britain, France and Spain at the close of the American Revolution:

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First, Britain recognized the independence of the United States and agreed to large boundaries for the new nation including the Mississippi River and Canada. Second, as an ally France signed the treaty to project a unified front to Britain. And third, the Spanish received Florida in the treaty.

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Video Question – John Adams (HBO)In the HBO video “John Adams” what does Continental Congress member John Dickinson do after the Congress votes for independence?

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He joins the Pennsylvania militia.

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A framework of government establishing a contract between rulers and the ruled is called a __________________.

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Constitution

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From the republican perspective in 1776 the greatest problem of any government lay in ____________________________________.

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Curbing Executive Power

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The Articles of Confederation provided for a government by a ________________________.

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national legislature

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The closing of the Mississippi River in 1784 prompted serious talk among southwesterners about seceding from the United States and joining ______________________.

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Spain's Empire

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Antislavery societies, first founded by the _________________ in 1775, spread throughout the northern states during the next quarter century.

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Quakers

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The American Revolution’s republican ideals of equality and experience emboldened city artisans to demand a _______________________________________.

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More prominent role in politics

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Mary Wollstonecraft’s ______________________________________ called not only for laws to guarantee women civil and political equality but also for educational reforms to ensure their social and economic equality.

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A Vindication of the Rights of Women

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The most significant reform of the republican campaign against artificial privilege was the dismantling of _____________________________.

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state-supported churches

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In the autumn of 1786 ______________________, a veteran of the American Revolution and 2,000 farmers rose in armed rebellion, closing many county courts to halt creditors from foreclosing on their farms.

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Daniel Shay

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_____________________ was an astute politician and a brilliant political thinker who, more than anyone else, shaped the framing of the federal Constitution.

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James Madison

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In order to choose the executive, or president, the _______________ was established, with each state’s total number of senators and representatives determining its share of votes.

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Electoral College

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James Madison believed that the United States needed a clear _________________________ in order to keep the republican government balanced.

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Separatation of Powers

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The _________________ set the most basic terms for defining personal liberty in the United States.

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Bill Of Rights

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Which Founding Father said that the reason he did not want to attend the Constitutional Convention was because “I smelt a rat!”

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Patrick Henry

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Within the American Republic’s boundaries were two major groups that lacked effective political influence: __________________ and _____________.

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African Americans & Indians

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Whatever the Republic was to become, Americans agreed that _____________________ personified it. (p. 163 old)

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George Washington

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Eventually the two warring factions in Federal government organized themselves into political parties: the ________________ led by Jefferson and Madison, and the __________________ led by Hamilton and Adams. (p. 165 old)

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Republicans and Federalist

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President George Washington, for his part, was convinced that in order to prosper, the United States must ____________________________________. (p. 166 old)

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Independant of European quarrels and wars

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President John Adams began his term trying to balance relations with both __________________________________. (p. 168 old)

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Great Britan and France

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Distrustful of centralized power of any kind, President _______________ deliberately set out to remake the national government into one of limited scope. (p. 172 old)

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Jefferson

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At the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794, General Wayne won a decisive victory, breaking the ______________ hold on the Northwest. (p. 174 old)

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Indians/Native Americans

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By purchasing Louisiana from the French, in one fell swoop the American negotiators had ________________ the country’s size. (p. 175 old)

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Doublesd

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Although Britain had suspended the searches and seizures of American ships two days earlier, Congress granted President Madison’s request for _________________ against Britain. (p. 180 old)

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Declaration of War

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In the midst of heavy fighting at the Battle of the Thames, Indian leader __________________ was killed, ending the Pan Indian movement. (p. 180 old)

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Tecumseh

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Because _________________________ burned several public buildings, the executive mansion was painted with whitewash, and became known as the White House. (p. 181 old)

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British Forces

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12. When Francis Scott Key saw the American flag still flying above Fort _________________ in the cities’ harbor, he composed the verses of “The Star Spangled Banner”, which became America’s national anthem. (p. 181 old)

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Fort McHenery

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Major General _____________________ outnumbered and ill-equipped forces won a stunning victory over the British at New Orleans. (p. 181 old)

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Andrew Jackson

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When Congress reconvened in 1820, Henry Clay of Kentucky promoted what came to be known as ____________________________. (p. 183 old)

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Missouri Compromise

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Describe the problems regarding slavery in 1819 and the solution known as the Missouri Compromise:

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Describe the problems regarding slavery in 1819 and the solution known as the Missouri Compromise:

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According to the video “Founding Brothers” who does President John Adams look to for counsel during the XYZ affair?

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His wife, Abagail Adams

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Around 1824, the Democratic Party came together under the leadership of ______________________. (p. 208 old and new)

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Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams

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By 1832, political parties began to hold ________________ as a more democratic method of nominating candidates. (p. 209 old and new)

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Conventions

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The Jacksonian era has been called the _________________________________. (p. 210 old)

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Age of the Common Man

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As the nation’s chief executive Jackson defended the ________________ under which government jobs were awarded to political supporters. (p. 211 old)

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Spoils System

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Of the 15,000 Indians who traveled the Trail of Tears, approximately _____________ died along the way. (p. 212 old)

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one-quarter

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In order to vote, New York imposed a property requirement only on ________________, which disfranchised the vast majority. (p. 213 old)

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Black Voters

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The depth of racism in 1840s America could be seen in the rise of the _____________________, the most popular form of entertainment in Jacksonian America. (p. 214 old)

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Minstrel Show

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South Carolina’s legislature published the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, which outlined for the first time the theory of ___________________. (p. 215 old)

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Nulificartion

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Jackson’s clash with the _______________________________________ led to the greatest crisis of his presidency. (p. 216 old)

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Second Bank of the United States

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During Jackson’s second term, his opponents had gradually come together in a new party, the ____________. (p. 218 old)

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The Whigs

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President Martin Van Buren persuaded Congress in 1840 to create ____________________________ to hold the government’s funds. (p. 219 old)

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Independent Treasury

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In the campaign of 1840 Whigs also prominently involved _______________, urging them to become politically informed. (p. 220 old)

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Women

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How did the Jacksonian Democrats view of society differ from the newly formed Whig party:

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First the Democrats viewed society as a continuing conflict between “the people” and a set of greedy aristocrats. Whigs were more comfortable with people of different classes. Whereas most Democrats did not trust banks, Whigs believed banks were necessary for a well-regulated economy. Second, Whigs and Democrats also disagreed over how active government should be. Democrats as a rule believed in a limited government. The Whigs viewed government power positively, even to promote the moral welfare of the country.

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What did Andrew Jackson view as his greatest accomplishment?

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Paying Off the National Debt

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The man who embodied the practice of transformed evangelicalism was __________________________, the founder of modern revivalism. (p. 227 old)

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Charles Grandison Finney

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The revivals of the _____________________________ drew converts from every segment of American society. (p. 228 old)

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Second Great Awakening

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As a result of the Second Great Awakening the dominant form of Christianity in America became ______________________________. (p. 229 old)

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evangelical Protestantism

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The celebration of domesticity was not unique to the United States. Indeed, the redefinition of women’s roles was more sweeping in _____________. (p. 230 old and new)

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Europe

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A new host of ____________________________ offered women the opportunity to exert moral authority outside their households. (p. 231 old and new)

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benevolent and reform societies

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After 1820 the worst fears of Protestants fastened on what they saw as the political dangers posed by Catholics, especially _______________. (p. 232 old and new)

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immigrants

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_______________________ emphasized feeling over reason, seeking a spiritual communion with nature. (p. 233 old)

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transcendentalism

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In 1845 _________________________ built a cabin on the edge of Walden Pond in Concord, living by himself for 16 months. (p. 234 old and new)

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Heney David Thoreau

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The Mormons, as they are generally known, took their rise from the visions of a young man named ___________________. (p. 235 old and new)

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Joseph Smith

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_____________________ symbolized the transition from a moderate antislavery movement to the more militant abolitionism of the 1830s. (p. 236 both old and new)

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Having escaped from slavery in Maryland, ___________________ became an eloquent critic of slavery’s evils. (p. 237 old and new)

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Frederick Douglass

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Two abolitionists, ____________________ and _______________ launched the women’s rights movement after they were forced to sit behind a curtain at a world antislavery convention. (p. 238 old)

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

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Temperance reformers first major triumph came in 1851. _________________ provided stiff penalties for selling liquor. (p.239 old and new)

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The Maine Law

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Describe the reasons that the temperance movement lasted longer and attracted many more supporters than other reforms did:

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First, the government of Democracy necessitated sober voters. Second, factories required sober voters. Third, those who wanted to improve their social status were attracted to temperance. And fourth, temperance appealed to women who wanted to decrease the amount of suffering that men inflicted on their family.