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AMERICAN STORY
THE UNDERGOURND RAILROAD
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
How did immigration and reform influence American identity?
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
THE LURE OF AMERICA | FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES | OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRANTS
In the mid-1800s, millions of people from around the world left their homelands and moved to the United States.
Many immigrants came to the United States to escape food shortages and political conflicts in their home countries.
Some native-born Americans tried to restrict immigrants’ rights because they feared change and worried about the financial impact of immigration.
REOFRMING AMERICAN SOCIETY
REOFRMING AMERICAN SOCIETY
THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING | EDUCATING AND ADVOCATING | FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY | CREATIVE EXPRESSION
In the early 19th century, new ideas about religion inspired people to reform problems in society.
Reform movements in the 1830s and 1840s led to improvements in the treatment of mental illness, the prison system, and public education.
During the mid-1800s, American workers banded together and demanded better, safer labor conditions.
Nineteenth-century American writers and artists helped define what it means to be an American.
ABOLITION AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS
ABOLITION AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS
THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT | VOICES AGAINST SLAVERY | WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND SENECA FALLS
Abolitionists relied on shocking testimonials and appeals to good conscience in their fight to end slavery. They dared to write and publish newspaper articles to condemn the injustices of slavery. Others marshalled their strength to stand on a stage and share the indignities they had witnessed or personally endured.
In 1848, supporters of women’s rights laid the groundwork for a movement that would change the lives of American women.
REVIEW
REVIEW
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
Assimilate - (v.) to adopt the culture or way of life of the nation in which one currently lives; to become absorbed in a culture or country
Blight - (n.) a fungus or an insect that causes plants to dry up and die
Domestic Service - (n.) housework in another person's home, performed as a job
Emigrate - (v.) to move away from a country in order to live in another
Famine - (n.) an extreme lack of crops or food causing widespread hunger
Immigrate - (v.) to permanently move to another country
Know-Nothing Party - (n.) a political party formed in the 1850s to oppose immigration, also called the American Party
Nativist - (n.) a person who believes native-born people should be favored more than immigrants
Prejudice - (n.) a broad judgement about a group of people not based on reason or fact
Push-Pull Factor - (n.) a reason why people immigrate, such as lack of economic opportunity or freedom in one country and the promise of a better life in another
Steerage - (n.) the inferior section of a ship housing passengers who pay the lowest fare for the journey
Asylum - (n.) a hospital dedicated to treating the mentally ill
Common School Movement - (n.) an educational reform movement in the 1830s that promoted free public schools funded by property taxes and managed by local governments
Craft Union - (n.) a labor union that advocates for workers' rights and protections, whose members are specialized skilled workers or craftsmen
Evangelize - (v.) to spread one's religious beliefs through public speaking and personal witness
Labor Union - (n.) a voluntary association of workers that uses its power to negotiate better working conditions
Revival Meeting - (n.) an informal religious gathering meant to inspire people to join the faith, often held outdoors or in tents
Second Great Awakening - (n.) an American Protestant movement based on revival meetings and a direct and emotional relationship with God
Temperance Movement - (n.) a 19th-century reform movement that encouraged the reduction or elimination of alcoholic beverage consumption
Transcendentalism - (n.) an intellectual and social movement of the 1830s and 1840s that called for rising above society's expectations
Abolitionist - (n.) a person who wants to end slavery
Emancipation - (n.) the ending of slavery
Seneca Falls Convention - (n.) an 1848 women's rights convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott in Seneca Falls, New York
Suffrage - (n.) the right to vote
Underground Railroad - (n.) a network of people who worked together to help African Americans escape from slavery from the southern United States to the northern states or to Canada before the Civil War
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