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This religious group rejected Christ as the son of God and believed that God was a unity, not a trinity
Unitarians
This religious group believed that God intends to save everyone from hell
Universalists
Name one of the two women who organized the Seneca Falls Convention which was the beginning of the women's movement.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
The Second Great Awakening focused mainly on what?
salvation
This reformer's efforts brought reforms for the mentally ill
Dorothea Dix
At the beginning of his presidency, this president made it clear what his Indian policy was. Who was it and what was his policy?
Andrew Jackson, move all Native Americans to the Great Plains
Why did Jackson support the spoils system?
He thought it gave opportunities for people who were not wealthy to get government jobs
What did Jacksonians replace the caucus system of choosing presidential candidates with?
national nominating convention
Jackson hated the Second Bank of the U.S., but it actually helped to do what with the U.S. money supply?
It helped keep the money supply stable (inflation low)
How did Jackson respond to the nullification crisis in South Carolina?
He sent a warship to dock in the waters outside the border of South Carolina
Who is the abolitionist who founded the American Anti-Slavery Society and published The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
What was the viewpoint of Abolitionists toward compensating former slaveholders?
They believed it was the key to the economy in the South
What was the viewpoint of Abolitionists toward compensating former slaveholders?
They should not be compensated
How did Southerners view abolition as an attack on their way of life?
They believed it was the key to the economy in the South
What was the idea of "gradualism"?
It was an idea that slavery should be gradually stopped and that no new slaves should be brought into the country
What was the North's opinion of slavery in this time period?
The North held various views, but many did not support abolition
