US History Chapter 8 Review

Front

The religious movement that swept the nation shortly after 1790 is known as the ____________.

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Second Great Awakening

Front

During this movement, religious leaders such as Charles G. Finney preached about individual responsibility and salvation at mass meetings known as __________.

Back

Revivals

Front

Ralph Waldo Emerson formulated a new philosophy, known as ____________, that emphasized the value of the simple life and the truth found in nature.

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Transcendentalism

Front

__________ persuaded nine Southern states to establish public hospitals for the mentally ill.

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Dorothy Dix

Front

Brook Farm was one of most famous efforts to establish a _______ community.

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Utopian

Front

For which action is Nat Turner well known?

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leading a violent slave revolt

Front

What did the abolition movement promote?

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ending the institution of slavery

Front

What belief was one important feature of the Second Great Awakening?

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a belief in personal responsibility for salvation

Front

What term refers to the 19th-century belief that married women's activities should be limited to housework and family?

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the cult of domesticity

Front

Which of the following was not a problem faced by "mill girls" in Massachusetts? wage cuts, increased workloads, unhealthy working conditions

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lack of safe places to stay