APUSH Week 9 IDs

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Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)

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A landmark ruling of the MA Supreme Court establishing the legality of labor unions and the legality of union workers striking if an employer hired non-union workers.

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De Tocqueville/Democracy in America

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A French political thinker and historian best known for his work 'Democracy in America;' explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in western societies; praised the US's rights and freedoms.

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American Temperance Society

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An organization group in which reformers are trying to help the ever present drink problem. Formed in Boston in 1826, it was the first well-organized group created to deal with the problems drunkards had on society's well-being.

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Second Great Awakening

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A series of religious revivals starting in 1801, based on Methodism and Baptism. Stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects.

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Burned-Over District

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Popular name for Western New York, a region particularly swept up in the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening.

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The Liberator (1831)

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Abolitionist newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison.

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American Anti-Slavery Society

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Founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and other abolitionists. Argued for 'no Union with slaveholders' until they repented for their sins by freeing their slaves.

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Angelina and Sarah Grimke (The Grimke Sisters)

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Daughters of a South Carolina slaveholder that were antislavery. Controversial for speaking to audiences of both men and women at a time when it was thought indelicate to address male audiences. Women's rights advocates as well.

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Dorothea Dix

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A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's. Improved conditions in jails, poorhouses, and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Auburn prison system vs. Pennsylvania prison system

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In the Auburn System, each person had an isolated cell for the evening, but included large areas for group labor and eating during the day, unlike the Pennsylvania System.