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Chapter 15
era of reform
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Social Studies
7th Grade
05/11/2014

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social reform
Definition
organised effort to improve what is unjust in socity
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predestination
Definition
belief that god has decided in advance who is going to heaven and who is going to hell
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Second Great Awakining
Definition
religious movement that swept the nation in the early 1800's that focused on peoples free will to do good
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revival
Definition
huge meeting held to stir up religious feelings
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Temperance Movement
Definition
organised effort to end alcoholic abuse and the problems caused by it
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public schools
Definition
free schools supported by taxes
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Abolitionists
Definition
people who wanted to end slavery in the U.S.
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American Colonization Society
Definition
wanted to create a colony for freed slaves in Liberaia, Africa
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Women's Rights Movement
Definition
campaign to win equality for women in America
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transcendentalism
Definition
sought to explore the relationship between humans and nature through emotions rather than reason
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