Reform and Culture: Vocabulary

US History Life Before the Civil War Reform Movements: Vocabulary
Students engage with key vocabulary related to the early nineteenth-century reform movements in the United States.

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Key Vocabulary


This experience engages students with key vocabulary related to the early nineteenth-century reform movements in the United States. The experience can be used as an introduction or a review at the end of the unit.


Which of the following words are you familiar with?

A) abolitionist
B) civil disobedience
C) debtor
D) predestination
E) revival
F) social reform
G) temperance
H) underground

Which of the following words are you not familiar with?

A) abolitionist
B) civil disobedience
C) debtor
D) predestination
E) revival
F) social reform
G) temperance
H) underground

These two polls provide a general picture of the students’ familiarity with the vocabulary words. If necessary, discuss unfamiliar words with the class.


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