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| − | Reform Movements "efforts to reform: civil service (post civil war), disabled (1817-51), economic (1877-94), education (1837-55) temperance (1826-1919), slavery (1820-65), experimental communities (1820s-40s)"
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| − | Utopian communities "1840s: groups separating themselves to form idealistic societies, often based on common religious belief"
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| − | Examples of Utopian groups "Oneida, Brook Farm, Rappites: all had its own religious purpose for community life"
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| − | Women's Rights/Seneca Falls "1848: 1st ""women's rights"" convention: called for women right to vote and drafted Declaration of Sentiments"
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| − | Shakers "split off from Quakers in 1772, peaked in NE in 1800s; celibacy, simplicity, and shaking at service"
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| − | Liberty Party "1840-8: (NY) 1st anti-slavery party, later joined antislavery Whigs, Dems to form stronger Free-Soil party."
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| − | Mormon Church "1830: Joseph Smith founds in Western NY, went to OH; 1844 largest town in IL; 1847 to Utah, majority there"
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| − | Emerson and Thoreau "writers of romanticisms, urged Americans to look to surroundings, criticized greed, industrialism" "1845: Thoreau's ""Walden"" showed that one can do well w/out industrialized improvements (lived on pond)"
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| − | Commonwealth v. Hunt 1842: Mass. Sup. Ct. held it was legal for workers to organize a union and to strike; this was union victory
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| − | Seventh Day Adventist Church "1844: stresses second coming of Christ, Saturday Sabbath, Bible, part of great second awakening"
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| − | Elizabeth Blackwell "1849: first women to receive a medical degree in America, from Geneva College in NY; English-born"
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| − | Oregon Trail "1843: country becomes fascinated w/ Oregon, 1000 pioneers go from MO to Willamette Valley (4-6 mos.)"
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| | John Tyler "Whig Pres. 1841-45: estab. power of VP to succeed Pres., vetoed nat'l bank, Clay led resignation of most of his Cabinet; 1842 Tyler vetoed tariff, House sought impeachment, then 1st override of veto by Cong." | | John Tyler "Whig Pres. 1841-45: estab. power of VP to succeed Pres., vetoed nat'l bank, Clay led resignation of most of his Cabinet; 1842 Tyler vetoed tariff, House sought impeachment, then 1st override of veto by Cong." |