Ch 14: A New Spirit of Change

The Second Great Awakening promoted the idea that:

The town and state in which the first women's rights convention took place in the U.S. in 1848.

Which immigrant group brought the idea of kindergartens, hamburgers, and the Christmas tree?

One of the first religious groups to condemn (express complete disapproval of) slavery were the _____.

What year was the compulsory school attendance law passed in PA? School was now required.

A work stoppage in protest of bad working conditions, poor wages, or long hours

A person who moves INTO a country with the intent of staying there permanently

National feminist whose famous idea was "women and men should have equal pay"

President Martin Van Buren changed the maximum workday hours for a federal employee to ______ hours a day.

The _____ Movement allowed no marriage or children

The nickname of the American Party which was against immigration

A perfect or ideal society

A reason someone moves to a particular country

A person who wants to eliminate foreign influence from his or her country is called a(n):

A reason someone leaves a country

Former Slave and famous "conductor"; made at least 13 rescue trips to free slaves

Our current middle school was build in the year _______. It was used as the high school.

What was the main reason why many Irish left their homeland?

A person who LEAVES a country with the intent of moving permanently to another

The general term for escape routes of enslaved African-Americans seeking freedom in the north

The right to vote