Individualism

What is individualism?

• Belief in the uniqueness and importance of each individual.

• A philosophy that emphasizes collective goals over individual ones.

• A social theory advocating for the abolition of personal property.

• A belief that individual rights should be subordinated to the state.

Seneca Falls Convention

• 1848 meeting considered start of the women's rights movement

• A gathering of scientists in 1848

• A political convention for abolitionists

• An art exhibition in New York City

slave codes

• laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans

• regulations that promoted freedom for enslaved individuals

• guidelines for the treatment of free citizens

• rules governing trade and commerce

urbanization

• the movement of population from farms to cities

• the increase of agricultural production

• the decline of city populations

• the process of building more farms

transcendentalist

• a member of a group of New England writers and thinkers who believed that the most important truths transcended, or went beyond, human reason

• a philosopher who focuses solely on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning

• a literary movement that emphasizes realism and factual representation

• a person who rejects all forms of organized religion and spirituality

extended family

• family group with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

• a family consisting only of parents and their children

• a group of friends living together

• a family that has no relatives

interchangeable parts

• identical, machine-made parts for a tool or an instrument

• unique, handcrafted components for a device

• customized, one-of-a-kind pieces for machinery

• randomly produced elements for assembly

Lowell girls

• young women who worked in factories in a Massachusetts city

• young men who worked in farms in New England

• children who attended school in Lowell

• immigrants who settled in Lowell for better opportunities

nativist

• a person who supports immigration

• a person opposed to immigration

• a person who studies native cultures

• a person who promotes multiculturalism

trade union

• association of workers to improve wages and conditions

• group of employers to set industry standards

• government body regulating labor laws

• non-profit organization for community service