Prison Reform- led by Dorothea Dix, wanted to improve their living conditions and make prisoners productive members of the society
Cult of Domesticity- worked to get women's equal rights
Shakers- believed that lust was the greatest sin, lived in different buildings and we celebite
Mormons- discriminated against, ended up going to Salt Lake City, Utah so they could practice their religion(polygamy)
Utopian Societies- perfect cities where all people have equal distribution of wealth and hides them from the dangers of the outside world, usually socialist
Benevolent Empire- spread of religion
Transcendentalists- believed in the infinite benevolence of God, the infinite benevolence of nature, and the divinity of man, perfect world
Underground Railroad- the pathway to Canada that Harriet Tubman used to help 300 slaves to freedom
Abolitionists- people who wanted slavery to end
Temperance- the movement that was anti-alcohol
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