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Flashcards: US History - Chapter 12 (places and events)

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Transcendentalists	19th century philosophy that protested against modern society; believed people could transcend the physical world
Brook Farm	a transcendentalist commune; an attempt by Thoreau and others to leave society behind
Fourierists	set up over 100 communes based on self-reliance and equality
Shakers	American religious sect devoted to the teachings of Ann Lee Stanley
Oneidans	religious group who believed that Jesus had already returned; practiced complex marriage

Mormons	religious group that emphasized moderation, saving, hard work, and risk-taking; moved from IL to UT
National American Women's Sufferage Assn.	group formed to gain greater rights for women, mainly the right to vote
Seneca Falls Convention	called the birthplace of feminism; gathering of leading sufferage workers from all over the US
Declaration of Sentiments	declared that all "people are created equal"; used the Declaration of Independence to argue for women's rights
Uncle Tom's Cabin	an antislavery novel that profoundly affected American attitudes toward African-Americans

The Liberator

antislavery newspaper; founded by William Lloyd Garrison