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2 Antebellum Culture and Society

3 This writer was an influence to such significant historical figures as King and Gandhi. Henry David Thoreau

4 He was the author of Last of the Mohicans. James Fenimore Cooper

5 He was the editor of The Liberator. William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison

6 These attached houses were the typical home of the urban family of the antebellum period. Row Homes Row Homes

7 Many a Civil War soldier wished that this medical development was available to battlefield physicians. Anesthesia Anesthesia

8 So…if I fall and bump my head, does that mean I have a new personality according to this antebellum “science?” Phrenology Phrenology

9 This type of newspaper was a response to a corps of newly literate readers who wanted human interest news. The Penny Press The Penny Press

10 This form of entertainment typically demeaned blacks. Minstrel Shows Minstrel Shows

11 This style of painting focused on wild but not always realistic landscapes. Hudson Hudson River School

12 This author of The Scarlet Letter was known for his pessimistic view of humanity. Hawthorne

13 This transcendentalist stressed self- reliance. Ralph Waldo Emerson

14  Robert Fulton

15  The Doctrine of Separate Spheres

16  Lowell and Waltham

17  Interstate Trade  Specifically, the case was about steamboat traffic on the Hudson River

18 TThe Indian Removal Act - 1830

19  The Erie Canal

20  Indian Removal

21 TThe Burned Over District

22  The cost of living was usually greater than the typical wage earned by a male head of the household  This often led to women and children working to supplement the income


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