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A Protestant religious revival that prioritized personal salvation and reform. Preachers encouraged people to improve themselves through faith. It inspired movements like abolitionism that increased tensions over slavery.
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A movement aimed to reduce and eliminate alcohol consumption saying it caused poverty and crime. It showed how moral reform divided Americans culturally.
https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/13-3-reforms-to-human-health?query=temperance&target=%7B%22index%22%3A0%2C%22type%22%3A%22search%22%7D#fs-idp108126912 -
Philosophical movement that emphasizes self-reliance and individual conscience. People should think for themselves rather than follow tradition. It encouraged individual moral judgment.
https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/13-1-an-awakening-of-religion-and-individualism?query=transcendentalism&target=%7B%22index%22%3A0%2C%22type%22%3A%22search%22%7D#eip-idp6198656 -
Wanted to send slavery, using newspapers and speeches to spread anti-slavery ideas. This intensified conflict between the two regions. -
The first women's rights convention in the U.S. It focused on equality for women. Reflected broader social reform movements.
https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/13-5-womens-rights?query=seneca&target=%7B%22index%22%3A0%2C%22type%22%3A%22search%22%7D#fs-idm107636656