HIST 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: William Lloyd Garrison, Pennsylvania Abolition Society, American Temperance Society
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American anti-slavery association (aass): an abolitionist society organized by william. Lloyd garrison in 1883 with immediate abolition as its core objective. American colonization society (acs): society of antislavery whites, founded in 1817, that advocated the return of freed slaves to africa. American temperance society (ats): organization established in 1826 to advocate abstinence from distilled beverages. Made people rethink their relationship with drinking. Mormons: protestant religious sect, founded by joseph smith, who preached a conservative theology of patriarchal authority. Second great awakening (early 19th century): religious revivalist movement that linked evangelical christians on both sides of the atlantic to exchange ideas and strategies. Inspired a broad set of social, cultural, and intellectual changes. Goal: encourage americans to reform their society + bring it more clearly into line with god"s plan. 1830: charles grandison finney spreads christianity through western new. Spoke to men and women, rich and poor.