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Social Studies Flashcards
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Who is Charles Finney?
Finney was leader in the Second Great Awakening. He was a preacher who believed in
self-salvation and avoidance of sin.
Second Great Awakening
An American movement in which Christian renewal began in the 1790s.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
A transcendentalist who strongly believed in self-reliance.
Who is Margaret Fuller?
A transcendentalist who was an author and editor for women's right to choose their own paths in
life.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
Thoreau was a strong believer in self-reliance and did not trust institutions. He showed this
by living in a small cabin on Walden Pond.
Utopian society
A perfect society on Earth.