| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abolitionists | demanded immediate freeing of slaves |
| Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas | abolitionist leaders |
| abolition | the belief that slavery was morally wrong and violated the principles of democracy |
| suffrage | the belief that all men and women are created equal |
| women | denied the right to vote, higher education, business opportunities |
| suffrage movement leaders | Isabel Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws |
| Judicial Branch | decides if the laws made by Congress are constitutional |
| Executive Branch | carries out the laws |
| Federal System of Gov't | divides powers of government national and state governments |
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