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The Shakers
The Shakers were a religious community established in upstate New York in 1787. The purpose of their of their community was to create a refuge from a society filled with sin. Their impact on the outside was that they were the first to market vegetable and flower seeds, and herbal medicines commercially. They were also the first to breed cattle for profit. -
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was a group of white American abolitionists who wanted to gradually end slavery and resettle all the freed slaves in the Caribbean, central America, and Africa. Their main impact on the outside world was the creation of Liberia, settlement on the west coast of Africa for freed slaves. -
Perfectionism
Perfectionism was an outlook taken upon by revivalists in the 1820s and 1830s that saw both the individual and society capable of indefinite improvement. The effect of this idea were the 'burned-over' districts like upstate New York and northern Ohio. -
The Temperance Movement
The temperance movement began in 1826 with the creation of the American Temperance Society. The main purpose of this movement was to end the consumption of alcohol in the U.S. The culmination of their efforts was the passing of the 18th amendment in the 20th century. -
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was Massachusetts schoolteacher who advocated for a more humane treatment of the insane. Due to her efforts 28 states established mental hospitals before the Civil war -
Moral Suasion
Moral Suasion was a technique used by abolitionists to convince slaveholders of their sinful actions, and to convince northerners of their complicity to the institution. This technique was the main weapon of abolitionists on furthering their cause. -
Feminism
Feminism was a reform movement started in the 19th century which sought equal rights opportunities for women in society. The impact of this movement on society was the passing of the 19th amendment in the 20th century. -
American Anti-Slavery Society
The anti-slavery society was an abolitionist society created in 1833. This society among many other abolitionist groups spread the abolitionist message in the north. -
Gag Rule
Gag rule was a ruling adopted by the House of Representatives in 1836 in order to prohibit the considerations of the abolitionists. This ruling was later repealed in 1844. -
Liberty Party
The Liberty party was an abolitionist party aimed at making abolitionism a political movement. The party nominated James G. Birney as their candidate for the 1840 presidential election. However almost no abolitionist northerner voter for him as he was seen as a third party candidate. -
Brook Farm
Brook Farm was established in New England in 1841 by Transcendentalists. The main purpose of this farm was to prove that intellectual and manual labor could coexist harmoniously. Their impact on the outside world was that attracted many novelists and teachers, and served as an environment of intellectual growth. -
Oneida
Oneida was a religious community founded by John Humphrey Noyes in upstate New York in 1848. The message that was preached by Noyes was that his followers had achieved a state of sinlessness. The impact this community had on the outside world was that it was the first to come up the idea of eugenics. -
Women's Suffarge
Women's suffrage was a movement in the 19th and early 20th century that advocated for giving women the right to vote. The beginning this movement was the Seneca falls conventions. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a serialized novel in a Washington antislavery newspaper. The novel humanized slaves, and used this to emphasize the atrocities committed against them in the south. This novel resulted in the furthering of the abolitionist cause in the North.