Temperance
Suffrage
Abolition
“Benevolent Empire”
revivalism
Seneca Falls, NY
Erie Canal
Extract from a temperance address by Dr. J. S. Wilson
What kind of person wrote this address? To whom did he direct his remarks and why?
What does this address say about gender roles in antebellum America? About family life? About the nature and purpose of moral reform? Do you think these remarks were meant to be read or spoken? Explain your reasoning.
Illustrations from Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1840
Who was responsible for this broadside? What emotions did those responsible want to evoke from their fellow Americans, both northern and southern? How are slaves portrayed in these illustrations? What effect has slavery had on them?
How are slaveholders portrayed? What effect has slavery had on them?
How is the north portrayed? What is the effect of slavery on it? Would you call this propaganda? Why? Why not?
Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
What document is this declaration modeled after? What is the main argument of this document? Who wrote it? Why does this person want reform?