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Unit 6 - Chapter 18
9 cards·by Ingersoll's Insights
Reform
to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustices
Second Great Awakening
a revival of religious feeling and belief from the 1800s to the 1840s
Transcendentalism
a philosophy emphasizing that people should transcend, or go beyond, logical thinking to
reach true understanding, with the help of emotions
Intuition
to know or understand based on feeling, not facts
Conform
to obey established rules and patterns
Individualism
to act based on one’s own beliefs
Abolitionist
a person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery
Seneca Falls Convention
the gathering of supporters of women’s rights in July 1848 that launched the movement for
women’s right to vote
Declaration of Sentiments
a formal statement of injustices suffered by women, written by the organizers of the Seneca
Falls Convention. Sentiments means “beliefs” or