Quizlet US History - Chapter 12 (places and events)

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  1. Brook Farm: a transcendentalist commune; an attempt by Thoreau and others to leave society behind
  2. Declaration of Sentiments: declared that all "people are created equal"; used the Declaration of Independence to argue for women's rights
  3. Fourierists: set up over 100 communes based on self-reliance and equality
  4. Mormons: religious group that emphasized moderation, saving, hard work, and risk-taking; moved from IL to UT
  5. National American Women's Sufferage Assn.: group formed to gain greater rights for women, mainly the right to vote
  6. Oneidans: religious group who believed that Jesus had already returned; practiced complex marriage
  7. Seneca Falls Convention: called the birthplace of feminism; gathering of leading sufferage workers from all over the US
  8. Shakers: American religious sect devoted to the teachings of Ann Lee Stanley
  9. The Liberator: antislavery newspaper; founded by William Lloyd Garrison
  10. Transcendentalists: 19th century philosophy that protested against modern society; believed people could transcend the physical world
  11. Uncle Tom's Cabin: an antislavery novel that profoundly affected American attitudes toward African-Americans