American Pageant: Chapter 15 Flashcards

Written by Thomas Paine, it declared that all churches were set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Reasoned moral behavior and the scientific pursuit of knowledge.

Believing in a unitary deity and rejecting the divinity of Christ.

<p>A religious revival characterized by emotional mass camp meetings and widespread conversion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A popular name for Western New York, particularly swept up in the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Religious followers of Joseph Smith, who founded a communal, oligarchic religious order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A public lecture hall that hosted speakers on topics ranging from science to moral philosophy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An effort of nineteenth-century reformers to limit alcohol consumption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The manufacture and sale of alcohol.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women met to discuss women's rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A communal society of around one thousand members established in Indiana.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Transcendentalist commune founded by a group of intellectuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free love, birth control, and eugenics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group that emphasized simple, communal living and celibacy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American artistic movement that produced romantic renditions of local landscapes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variety shows performed by white actors in blackface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A literary and intellectual movement emphasizing individualism and self-reliance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ralph Waldo Emerson's address declaring intellectual independence from Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dominant preacher who called sinners to repent and converted thousands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A preacher who attracted huge crowds and condemned alcohol and slavery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A visionary who claimed he received golden plates from an angel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The leader who succeeded Joseph Smith and was known for his organizational skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Better schools, longer terms, higher pay for teachers, and an enlarged curriculum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reported on insanity and asylums, advocating for the mentally ill.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neal S. Dow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A leader of the women's rights movement and a Quaker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Suffrage for women.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A militant lecturer for women's rights and an outstanding supporter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She kept her maiden name after marriage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An advocate for women's rights who challenged traditional female attire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The founder of a community of a thousand people in New Harmony.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A naturalist known for 'Birds of America'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A white Pennsylvanian who wrote songs about the spirit of the slaves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first American novelist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A transcendentalist who became a critic of slavery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poet and transcendentalist known for his writings on civil disobedience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Writing romantic and emotional poetry, including 'Leaves of Grass'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the most popular poets in America.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A female poet who wrote 'Little Women'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Love, nature, death, and immortality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Writing 'The Scarlet Letter' and 'The Marble Faun'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Moby Dick'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Volumes describing the struggle between France and Britain.</p> Signup and view all the answers