Ch.6 USH

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Unitarians

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Religious group whose members reject the idea that Jesus was the son of God and believe that God is a unity, not a trinity

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Andrew Jackson's inaugural address

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Declared his intention to move all Native Americans to the Great Plains

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Spoils system

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President Jackson supported it because he believed it opened up the government more to ordinary people

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Seneca Falls Convention

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Marked the beginning of an organized women’s movement

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The abolitionist movement in the 1830s saw slavery as an evil for which the nation needed to repent.

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Abolitionists in the 1830s viewed slavery as a problem that could be ended only gradually.

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Many Irish immigrants arriving in the U.S. between 1815 and 1860 faced nativism and anti-Catholic prejudice.

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The abolitionist movement drew strength from the Second Great Awakening.

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Supporters of gradualism believed that the first step in ending slavery should be to stop new slaves from being brought into the country.

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Gradualism focused on halting the importation of new slaves as a first step.

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Many Southerners feared an end to slavery would bankrupt many planters.

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Economic concerns were a major reason for Southern resistance to abolition.

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Utopian communities believed that humans were basically good but corrupted by society.

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Utopian ideals focused on the inherent goodness of humans.

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Southerners believed ending slavery would harm their economy.

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Economic impact was a key concern for Southerners regarding abolition.