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Erie Canal Completed
Completed October 26,1825
The first and most successful of the artificial waterways
Designed to link the western market to the eastern manufacturing. -
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American Temperance Society Founded
The drive against the consumption of alcohol
Founded by evangelicals
Their goal was to bring change in attitudes toward alcohol and its role in social life. -
New England Anti-Slavery society founded
Believed that abolitionism should be committed to two goals.
Immediatism: A moral commitment to end slavery immediatley.
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Massachusetts School Board established
The head of this board (Horace Mann) demanded that the state assume centralized control over schools in Massachusetts. -
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German/Irish Immigration Boom.
1 million Irish died of malnutrition
1.5 million came to America
The majority of the immigrants lacked enough money to buy land or move west. -
The World Anti-Slavery Convention in London.
Refused to allow female delegates from the U.S
Transformed the discontent of women into a movement for women's equality. -
The Seneca Falls Convention
The first convention ever devoted to women's suffrage or voting rights.
Issued the "Declaration of Sentiments.