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| Which femanist, who was a most formabile intellectual, wrote WOMEN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY"? |
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| Who was the woman who wrote, A VINDICATOIN IN THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN as a response to Edmund Burke's suggestion that "a women is but an animal"? |
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| Who was the woman who was convicted by the Puritains of "heresy" and banished from Massachusetts Bay? |
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| What two women organized the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention? |
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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott |
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| What wife of a futue president warned of a revolt by women if they were not granted equality? She also described the "Boston Coffee Party"! |
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| What college was the firts to admit female students? |
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| What woman emigrated from Scotland and became a write, abolishonist, fighter for birth control, as well as the founder of the utopian community? |
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| What woman graduated first in her class but was not allowed to be the commencement speaker? she also refused to give up her name after marriage or pay her taxes. |
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| What's the name of the woman who became a doctor despite the discrimination of the 1820's and 30's? |
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| What two women are given the most credit for the successful campaign to win the vote for women? |
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| What woman became an advocate for prison and alms house reform in Massachusetts? |
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| What is the significance of the book "Society in America"? |
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| It was advised to be kept away from women because it would lead them to believe they could do things besided cliche wife duties. |
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| What is the "Laws Resoulution on Women's Rights"? |
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| The document stated once a woman was married, her husband was her master and she was his property and shadow. |
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| A belief in the superiority to one's gender, belief is practiced and eventually leads to opression and discrimination. |
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| A belief in social, economic, and political gender equality. |
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| What famous document was the "Declaration of Sentiments" modeled after? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Protaganist in "Daughters of Free Men." Combination of many people. |
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| Title of girls working in textile mill; Title of girls who are not married before expected time. |
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| What does the phrase "Daughters of Free Men" mean? |
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| Their fathers formed independence during the revolution, therefore they would not stand to be treated as slaves or property. |
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| Name the intellectual concept that had the most affect on Amerixa during the 1600's and 1700's. |
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| Enlightenment or Age or Reason |
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| Name four Europeans who are examplesof the enlightenment. What are their fields of expertise? |
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| John Locke- political theorist, Isaac Newton- scientist, Adam Smith-economics, Descartes- math philosopher |
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| What is "Yankee Ingenuity"? |
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| Self reliance. The idea that one can make do with the materials on hand. |
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| What was the European intellectual philosophy that began as a revolt against "the cold, bloodless logic" of the enlightenment? |
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| Romantisism or Transcendentalism |
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| Name 4 Europeans who are examples of Romantisism |
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| Colerage, Wordsworth, Carlyle, Goeth- writers |
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| What is the American version of Romantisism called? |
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| Who was the formost American transcendentalist? |
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| What do we callthe movement in the US during the 1830's and 40's that emphasized sharing, cooperation, and self-sufficiency? |
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| what do we call living that it ourwardly simple and inwardly rich with an emphasis on community and human scale? |
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| Who is Niel Postman? Why is he important? |
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| Writer of "Technopoly" who proposed several questions about the advancement of technology. |
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| What do Romantisism and Enlightenment have in common? |
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| They both started in Europe, but had a big impact on US thinking and values, and they were both optomistic |
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| What Native American critisized technology, "having", communism and capitalism in FIGHTING WORDS ON THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH? |
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| What Native American said "Men didnt weave the web of life but is merely a strand in the web"? |
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| What many earths would it take to accomidate pollution if everyone in the world consumed like the US? |
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| Who authored the ESSAY ON CIVIL DISOBEDIANCE? |
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| define Civil Disobediance |
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| purpousful breaking og the law or laws in order to draw attention to injustice, done openly and publically, nonviolently, and one must be willing to suffer consequences |
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| Who said "History began with an act of disobediance and will end with an act of obedience"? |
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| What journalist coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"? |
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| What does "Manifest Destiny" mean? |
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| "spread across destiny" from coast to coast |
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| What treaty ended the US-Mexican War? |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
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| What were the terms of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo? |
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| Rio Grande was now boundry between the US and Mexico. Mexico must recognize Texas' independence |
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| Who was the American diplomat who was rebuked by Mexico? |
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| Who were the two leading US military generals in the Mexican War? |
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| Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott |
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| Who was James Miller and how was he "recruited" for the Mexican War? |
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| Forced to be a volunteer by "ardent spirits". Forced to sign recruitment letter and dragged on a boat |
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| Who was the editor of the New York tribune who opposed the War with Mexico? |
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| Who wrote the "Biglow Papers"? |
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| Who was the president of Brown University who opposed the Mexican War? |
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| What was President Polk's main goal in the war? |
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| To aquire land and expand America |
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| Why the Mexico refuse to sell California to the US? |
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| It would be POLITICALLY UNPOPULAR and they did not want to give up any more territory to the US |
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| Who was the Ohio congressman who was the mose eloquent opponent of the War with Mexico? |
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| What was "Spots Resolution" and who was it's author? |
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| A speach by Abraham Lincoln, challenging Polk to specify an exact spot where "american blood was shed on american soil." |
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| What was Congressman A. Lincoln's position in the War with Mexico? |
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| what did the US aquire through the Adams Onis Treaty? |
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| Who won the Presidential election of 1844? |
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| Who authored the Missouri Compromise?What were its main provisions? |
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| Henry Clay. Missouri will be a slave state, Maine will not be. Slavery will be prohibited north of 36 30` except Missouri |
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| Who authored the Compromise of 1850? What were it's main provisons |
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| Henry Clay. California enters US as non-slave state |
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| What was unique about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? |
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| people residing in non-slave states had to provide authorities with information about the whereabouts of runaway slaves |
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| What was the central political issue of the 1850's? |
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| Whether or not slavery should be legal |
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| What law passed by several northern states in response to Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 declared slave owners who tried to capture runaway slaves were kidnappers? |
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| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
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| What was popular sovereignty? |
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| Controversy is decided by people by voting |
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| Who wrote Kansas-Nebraska Act? |
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| Why was the kanses Nebraska Act so controversial? |
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| Opened up the idea of slavery in states where slavery was banned |
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| What was the Sumner-Brook incident? |
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| Sumber(Senate) and Brooks (HOR) Sumner was an abolishanist who blames pro-slavery on Brooks nephew. Brook attacks Sumner with a cane |
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| What supreme court case declared slaves were property not citizens? |
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| Who led the "Raid on Harper's Ferry"? What was the goal of the raid? |
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| John Brown. To abolish slavery. |
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| The historiography about John Brown reflects US attituded about what issue? |
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| Slavery. A hero, but also a failure. |
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| What was an abolishonist? |
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| Someone who is for the abolishment of slavery |
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| The abolishonists has their greatest impact on public opinion when they tied the expansion of slavery to what issue? |
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| Economic oppurtunity. If they do not stopslavery, plantation owners will take over land. |
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| Who were the candidates in the presidential election of 1860? Who won? |
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| Lincoln, Douglas, Breckonridge, and Bell. Lincoln won. |
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| Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland |
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| term used to describe the breakdown of geographic location (also political and cultural) |
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| Official withdrawal from Union |
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| "the history of mankind is a history..." |
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| Declaration of Sentaments |
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| "a woman is but an animal..." |
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| "i would work as much as a man and eat as much.." |
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| "we would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down.." |
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| "when we talk about equal pay for equal work.." |
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| "man did not weave the web of life..." |
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| "it is always serious to break the law.." |
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| "under a government which imprisons any person.." |
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| "history begain with an act of disobediance.." |
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| "blindly following your leaders will get you killed" |
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| "I pledge alliance to the world.." |
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| "we take nothing by conquest..thank God" |
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| "in the murder of mexicans upon their own soil.." |
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| "To study foreign affairs.." |
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| "our manifest destiny is to.." |
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| "i tremble for my country.." |
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| "he has made the gallows as.." |
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| "i believe that to have interfered.." |
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| "at the center of conflict was slavery" |
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| A History of the Republic |
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| "On this subject Slavery I am earnest..." |
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