Unit 4 history test

Reform

-A catalyst for an American feminist movement was a London convention in 1840 that dealt with abolition

Benevolent Empire

-Advocates of the Benevolent Empire attempt to perfect society by perfect contact, testimony and exhoration -the term "Benevolent Empire" meant that people, as God's agents, should care for other people

Democratic Party

-By the end of Andrew Jackson's administration the Democratic Party had grown too diverse to remain stable

The New Middle Class

-Reformers of the 1830s believed that hard work, industriousness, and frugality were the keys to individual success -The self-made man was the typical individual of the "New Middle Class"

Abolition

-When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists encountered violent opposition to their activities -the issue of slavery became political because it posed a threat to northern white people's freedoms as well

Labor

-some people started to categorize persons whose jobs required mental rather than physical labor