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Transcedentalist
This movement in literature called for a "return to nature." Its beliefs were that man should rely upon himself and not society. -
Abolitionist
The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. -
Temperance
The temperance movement was an organized effort to encourage moderation in the consumption of intoxicating liquors or press for complete abstinence. -
Seneca Falls
The Seneca Falls Convention was an early and influential women's rights convention. It was viewed by others as a revolutionary beginning to the struggle by women for complete equality with men. -
Free Soils Party
A political party that opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories. -
Progressives
The progressives were people who worked to rid America of many of its problems. Some of the problems that the progressives worked on were alcohol abuse, child labor, corruption in city government, and more. -
Raducal Republicans
They believed that freed slaves should have complete equality with white citizens. They also opposed the Fugitive Slave Act and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Labor Unions
Organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired. -
Populist
The populist party was a response to the failure of the other parties to address the concerns of rural Americans. Advocating increased currency issues, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated federal income tax.
