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Commen Sense by Thomas Paine published
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Slavery abolished in Pennsylvania
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Slavery abolished in MA
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Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom passed
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The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
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The Great Migration
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Jeffersonian Era & Vision
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Second Awakening Begins
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"Era of Good Feelings"
A period of time that reflected a sense of national purpose and desire for unity among Americans after the Napolenonic Wars. -
Francis Scott Key writes "The Star Spangled Banner"
Helped create an American identity separate from European roots. -
Burned Over District
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Asylum Movement
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American Society for the Promotion of Temperance
Alcohol was a controversial issue in the nation and caused the passage of the 18th amendment that prohibited alcohol. The amendment was later repealed with the 21st amendment. -
The Lowell System
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Southern Romanticism
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Nat Turner Slave Rebellion
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The Cavalier Image
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Shakespeare in America
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The Shakers
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Thoreau
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Seneca Falls
Contributed to the women's suffrage movement and changed American culture for women in society. It changed women's job roles and the general sexist expectations of women -
Herman Melville: Moby Dick
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The Minstrel Show
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Emancipation Proclamation
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14th Amendment
African Americans could become citizens and was passed to promote equality in the nation among races, and not define the United States' culture based on race or religion. -
The Novels of Horatio Alger
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Major League Baseball
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15th Amendment
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Jim Crow Laws
Made segregation legal and created a problem that transitioned into the Modern Era. Also promoted racism and oppression of African Americans in the South.
