new movements in america (1815–1850)
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Chapter 15. NEW MOVEMENTS IN AMERICA (1815–1850). Section 1: America’s Spiritual Awakening Section 2: Immigrants and Cities Section 3: Reforming Society Section 4: The Movement to End Slavery Section 5: Women’s Rights. Section 1: America’s Spiritual Awakening. OBJECTIVES. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NEW MOVEMENTS IN AMERICANEW MOVEMENTS IN AMERICA(1815–1850)(1815–1850)Section 1:Section 1: America’s Spiritual Awakening America’s Spiritual Awakening
Section 2:Section 2: Immigrants and Cities Immigrants and Cities
Section 3:Section 3: Reforming Society Reforming Society
Section 4:Section 4: The Movement to End Slavery The Movement to End Slavery
Section 5:Section 5: Women’s Rights Women’s Rights
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES How did religion affect Americans during the How did religion affect Americans during the
Second Great Awakening?Second Great Awakening? What were the transcendentalists’ views of What were the transcendentalists’ views of
American society?American society? What were some ideas of the romantic What were some ideas of the romantic
movement?movement?
Section 1: Section 1: America’s Spiritual AwakeningAmerica’s Spiritual Awakening
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Second Great AwakeningSecond Great AwakeningDuring the During the Second Great AwakeningSecond Great Awakening, church , church membership and religious faith spread across the membership and religious faith spread across the country.country.
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Transcendentalists’ ViewTranscendentalists’ Viewof American Societyof American Society simplesimple spiritualspiritual free from material objectsfree from material objects equality for men and womenequality for men and women
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Ideas of American RomanticsIdeas of American Romantics spiritualityspirituality simple lifesimple life naturenature individualismindividualism democracydemocracy
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES Why did so many Irish and German Why did so many Irish and German
immigrants come to the United States in the immigrants come to the United States in the 1840’s and 1850’s?1840’s and 1850’s?
How did some Americans react to How did some Americans react to immigrants?immigrants?
What caused U.S. cities to grow, and what What caused U.S. cities to grow, and what benefits and problems did this growth create?benefits and problems did this growth create?
Section 2: Section 2: Immigrants and CitiesImmigrants and Cities
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Wave of ImmigrantsWave of Immigrants fled to escape economic and political fled to escape economic and political
problemsproblems fled to escape religious persecutionfled to escape religious persecution
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Response to ImmigrantsResponse to Immigrants became became nativistsnativists formed the formed the Know-Nothing PartyKnow-Nothing Party
Section 2: Section 2: Immigrants and CitiesImmigrants and Cities
nativistnativist – U.S. citizens who opposed immigration – U.S. citizens who opposed immigration because they were suspicious of immigrants and feared because they were suspicious of immigrants and feared losing jobs to themlosing jobs to them
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Growth of CitiesGrowth of Cities Industrial and Transportation RevolutionsIndustrial and Transportation Revolutions Rural MigrationRural Migration ImmigrationImmigration
Benefits: aided business owners and skilled workers Benefits: aided business owners and skilled workers and furthered arts and cultureand furthered arts and culture
Problems: overcrowding, limited transportation, Problems: overcrowding, limited transportation, conflicts between social classes, lack of safe housing conflicts between social classes, lack of safe housing and public services, tenementsand public services, tenements
Section 2: Section 2: Immigrants and CitiesImmigrants and Cities
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES How did reformers improve prisons in the How did reformers improve prisons in the
early and mid-1800’s?early and mid-1800’s? Why did reformers start the temperance Why did reformers start the temperance
movement?movement? How did Americans’ educational How did Americans’ educational
opportunities change during the early and mid opportunities change during the early and mid 1800’s?1800’s?
Section 3: Section 3: Reforming SocietyReforming Society
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Prison Reform in the Mid 1800’sPrison Reform in the Mid 1800’s separate facilities for mentally ill and separate facilities for mentally ill and
criminalscriminals state hospitalsstate hospitals reform schoolsreform schools houses of correctionhouses of correction
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Temperance MovementTemperance MovementThe The temperance movementtemperance movement was begun to halt was begun to halt alcohol abuse and social problems.alcohol abuse and social problems.
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Changes in Education – Changes in Education – early and mid 1800’searly and mid 1800’s common-school movementcommon-school movement more funding and better salariesmore funding and better salaries greater opportunities for women, African greater opportunities for women, African
Americans, and people with special needsAmericans, and people with special needs
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES Why did some Americans become Why did some Americans become
abolitionists?abolitionists? How did abolitionists spread the movement’s How did abolitionists spread the movement’s
message?message? Why were some Americans against abolition?Why were some Americans against abolition?
Section 4: Section 4: The Movement to End SlaveryThe Movement to End Slavery
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AbolitionistsAbolitionistsAmerican American abolitionistsabolitionists opposed slavery on opposed slavery on religious, moral and political grounds. Others religious, moral and political grounds. Others wanted to prevent conflicts between races.wanted to prevent conflicts between races.
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Spreading the Spreading the AbolitionistAbolitionist Message Message speaking toursspeaking tours newspaper articles and pamphletsnewspaper articles and pamphlets poetry and literaturepoetry and literature The LiberatorThe Liberator American Anti-Slavery SocietyAmerican Anti-Slavery Society
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Opposition to Opposition to AbolitionAbolition thought freed slaves would take jobs away thought freed slaves would take jobs away
from whitesfrom whites thought slavery was a vital party of Southern thought slavery was a vital party of Southern
economy and cultureeconomy and culture opposed interference from outsidersopposed interference from outsiders
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES How did the abolitionist movement affect the How did the abolitionist movement affect the
women’s rights movement?women’s rights movement? What were some goals of the women’s rights What were some goals of the women’s rights
movement?movement? What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls
convention, and why was it significant?convention, and why was it significant?
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Influence of Abolition on Women’s RightsInfluence of Abolition on Women’s RightsWomen felt they had to defend their rights to Women felt they had to defend their rights to speak in public.speak in public.
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Goals of Women’s Rights MovementGoals of Women’s Rights Movement reform and abolitionreform and abolition better educationbetter education voting rightsvoting rights property ownership and controlproperty ownership and control
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Seneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention Purpose: organize a women’s rights Purpose: organize a women’s rights
movement movement Significance: first public meeting for Significance: first public meeting for
women’s rights in the U.S.women’s rights in the U.S.
Section 5: Section 5: Women’s RightsWomen’s Rights