Chapter 15 Era of Reform Vocabulary
Social Reform Organized attempt to improve what is unjust or imperfect in society
Predestination Belief that God decided in advance which people went to Heaven
Second Great Awakening Religious movement that swept the nation in the early 1800’s that focused on free will
Revival Huge meeting held to stir up religious feelings
Temperance Movement Organized effort to end alcohol abuse and the problems cause by it
Public Schools free schools supported by taxes
Abolitionists People who wanted to end slavery in the United States
American Colonization Society Group that supported the idea of setting up an independent colony for freed slaves in Liberia, Africa
Women’s Rights Movement Campaign to win equality for women in America
Transcendentalism movement that sought to explore the relationship between humans and nature through emotions rather than reason