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Second Great Awakening
The revival of various religions accompanied by camp meetings, pursuasion, etc. -
Cane Ridge Revival
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Societies for the Relief and Rehabilitation of Poor Women
Created by urban women of the middle and upper classes. -
Liberia
Established by the society, Liberia was a colony in West Africa created for the settlement of slaves. -
American Temperance Society
The society is organized. -
Evangelical Summit Meeting
Unsuccessfully attempted to resolve diagreements between Finney and Beecher. -
Charles Finney
Finney evangelizes Rochester, NY. -
Temperance Movement
The most successful of the reform crusades. -
The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison publishes the first issue of The Liberator -
American Anti Slavery Society
The orginization is formed by abolitionists. -
Theodore Weld
Weld advocates abolition in Ohio and NY. -
State Board of Education
Mass. creates a BOE. -
Elijah Lovejoy Killed
Lovejoy is killed by a proslavery mob. -
Horace Mann
Mann pursuades the legislature to enact his proposals and resigns to become the first secreatary to the new board. -
AASS Splits
Women's rights and other issues cause the orginization to come to an end. -
Liberty Party
Established by slavery oppenents. -
Model Community
Transcendentalists organize a model community at Brook Farm. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Feminists gather at Seneca Falls and found women's rights movement. -
Oneida Community
Oneida Community is established, inspired by an unorthodox brand of Christian perfectionism. -
Walden
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden
