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Reform Quizlet

Reform Glossary Terms

1. Abolitionist:  a person who advocates getting rid (abolition) of slavery

2. Activism: action taken to bring about social change and reform

3. Advocate: someone that supports or promotes the interests of another person or group of people

4. Ancestor:  a person from whom one is descended; preceding generations

5. Artisan: a person trained in a skill or trade

6. Assimilate: to adapt to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group or nation; match your culture to the one you are living in

​7. Bias: a distorted or one-sided view

8. Civil Rights: the rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law

9. Cultural Diffusion: the spread of ideas, technology, religion, and language

10. Declaration of Sentiments: a formal statement of injustices or grievances suffered by women, written by the organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention

11. De-institutionalization: the policy of moving severely mentally ill people out of large state hospitals and then closing part or all of those hospitals

12. Discrimination: unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, etc…

13. Diversity: being different; it can be different people and cultures, economic activities, etc.

14. Emancipation:  the act of freeing people from slavery

15. Enfranchise: give the right to vote to someone

16. Enlighten: Give someone greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation, or give them spiritual knowledge or insight.

17. Ethics: the principles of conduct (behavior) governing an individual or a group; dealing with what is good and bad in society

18. Famine: severe lack of food in an entire region or area

19. Feminist: a person who advocates for social, economic, and political equality for women

20. Haven: a safe place

21. Heritage: the traditional beliefs, values, and customs of a family or country

22. Hostile: unfriendly,  aggressive, or combative

23. Illiterate: unable to read or write

24. Immigrant: someone who moves from one country or another, usually for political, economic, or social reasons

25. Industrial Revolution: a major shift in economic activity in the 1800’s where machines and factories replaced hand tools and artisans

26. Industrialization: the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.

27. Manufacture: to make raw materials and resources into finished and usable products

28. Mass Production: the use of interchangeable parts and assembly lines to make large quantities of goods for less money

29. Migration Patterns: routes of movement for animals and people across a given area or countries

30. Nativism: an attitude of superiority and resentment towards immigrants and foreign people

31. Posterity: all future generations

32. Public education: schools and instruction supported and run by the government

33. Push Factors: things that make a person want to leave their home country; things that push people out of their homeland

34. Pull Factors: things that make a person want to go to a new country; things that pull people toward a new land

35. Reform: to improve conditions; changing something that is wrong, corrupt, bad, etc

36. Reformers: people who work to correct injustices or improve conditions of others

37. Repressive: being overbearing or controlling

38. Revival: a reawakening of faith or renewal of commitment to religion; an evangelistic meeting or service intended to effect such a reawakening in those present

39. Second Great Awakening: A revival of religious feeling and belief in the 1820’s and 1830’s that led to reforms in society

40. Standard of living: the level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation.

41. Suffrage: the right to vote

42. Temperance: moderation in or abstaining (staying away) from the use of alcoholic beverages

43. Tenement: a house divided into and rented out as separate residences, especially one that is run-down and overcrowded.

44. Tolerance: sympathy or acceptance of beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own

45. Transcendentalism: a philosophy that taught people to ‘transcend’ (go beyond) logical thinking to reach true understanding with the help of emotion and intuition

46. Tutor: to teach or instruct someone
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47. Urbanization:  the growth of cities

48. Resolution: The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.

49: Interchangeable Parts: Identical components that can be substituted one for another, particularly important in the history of manufacturing.

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  • Welcome to 8th Grade!
  • About Ms. Buskell
  • About Mrs. Lovell
  • Unit Information
    • 7th Grade Review >
      • Cool Stuff!
    • A New Nation >
      • Glossary
      • Lessons & Links
      • Lewis and Clark Museum
      • Historic Dinner Party
      • HDP Character Resources
      • Cool Stuff!
    • Westward Expansion >
      • Glossary
      • Lessons and Links
      • Growth Map Resources
    • Reform >
      • Glossary
      • Links & Lessons
    • Slavery & Civil War Lead-Up >
      • Glossary
      • Links & Lessons
    • Civil War >
      • Glossary
      • Links & Lessons
      • Reconnaissance Missions & Military Intelligence Briefings
      • Regiment Blogs
      • Dispatches
      • Civil War Map Resources
    • Civil War 2020 >
      • Civil War 2020 TOC
    • Reconstruction
    • Be a STAAR!
  • Additional Resources
  • Web 2.0 Tools
  • Test Reviews