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The second awakening is a religious movement in America. People wanted to please god but they thought the only way they could would be to do good things.

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Guided people to return to god if they wanted to go to heaven.People thought they have to even out the odds if they wanted to be a good person.

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Back then people thought that your actions determined weather you would go to heaven or not. Other people thought when you were born god made a decision were you would go.

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Prisons were not in good condition and prisoners were treated badly. They had poor heat, small spaces, not enough food, and filled with debtors. One day that all changed because of Dorothea Dix.

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Massachusetts became the first state to use taxes to get public schools free from religion. They believed only the wealthy could go to school. Many people in America did not know how to read or write. Horace Mann changed all that by creating colleges to train teachers.

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For an end to slavery was a movement. Abolition's were the people that wanted slavery to end in the US. They used anything they had to encourage people to help set slaves free.

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Women did not have rights to vote, serve juries, attend college, couldn't go into certain jobs, own land, and etc. People looked at women as weak and men basically controlled them. Because of Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott women could vote in 1960.
Women's Rights Video

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Tried to abolish alcohol abuse. Many women were apart of this because they wouldn't marry a man that would abuse alcohol which could lead to abusing his family.

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The awareness about abuse and domestic violence was fixed. Women then had a say so to speak up about this.

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They had better roads, Fast steamboats(River travel), and Rail way system.

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Factories were not in good conditions. Children that were as young as 7 did not get to have a education. Instead they were chosen to work

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Big cities faced many challenges. Disease's speared quickly from filthy streets, poor sewage, and no clean water.

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Wood Buildings would catch fire quickly, poorly trained firefighters, people would fight over insurance money.

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Tons of Europeans were taking over the city. They were immigrants that came to the north.

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New inventions lead to more jobs being more successful.

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In the north people experienced four different seasons, freezing winters to hot, and humid summers.

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The south was very different from the north, and the south was known as for having tons of slaves. In the south poor white people were ranked better than African Americans.

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Liberty's Kids HD 138 - Born Free And Equal | History Cartoons for Children

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the south were known for slavery, but the more cotton that grew and the more property white people owned the more slavery grew. The hotter it got the harder it was for slaves to work.

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Most people that lived in the south decided to travel by water, which means they would take boats.

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South had an increased amount of cotton. Enslaved were provided cheep labor. Slaves had hard living conditions. Many slaves were abused, and they were controlled by there masters. Back then slaves could not marry unless there master approved. People in the North tried to end slavery but people in the south stuck with there beliefs in slavery

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The north wanted cotton from the south so they could make clothes. All the factories were in the North back then. The more cotton the North needed the more slave labor grew.

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Only 6% of African Americans were free, and 96% of them were still slaves. Even though they were free they were still treated unfairly.

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Slaves were treated as "things" not people. They worked really hard night and day. African American kids could not attend school, they could not vote, and etc.

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Slaves were so tired of working that they sometimes pretended to be clumsy, dumb, blind, and crazy so they could avoid working.

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A slave running away was risk taking. If a slave ran away dogs were sent to hunt them down. When they did get caught they were badly whipped or even killed

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He was a free black slave that was preparing to soon lead slaves. Vesey and 30 other slaves were arrested and hanged.

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Nat Turner was a slave that lead a up spring in Virginia. Turners goal was to all whites they saw. In 2 days him and his followers killed 57 white people.

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Congress had made a law that demanded that runaway slave must return back to their owner.

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They both had disagreements over slavery.

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Caused tension between the North and South. Missouri wanted to become its own state because they were a farmed a lot and they needed slaves. Maine became a free state as the same time Missouri became a state so that they could both be equal. These two states both had disagreements.

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People in the North were worried that if Missouri was counted as a slave state all states would be slaves states. On the other hand southerns worried that if congress banned slavery in Missouri then all states would banned slavery

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After the Mexican War Abolitionist said that every Mexican territory that they claimed should be a free state.

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The north and south decided, why not let the people that live in those states decide.

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The south decided that Washington should have no more slavery trade.

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The south demanded that in return for there help, they wanted a slavery law to be made. In the North if a white person saw a runaway slave they were to be returned to there owners

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1. People who hid or helped runaway slaves would be fined and would be arrested.
2. Fugitive slaves could not testify in court
3. Slaves were returned to the masters down south.

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They spent most of there time looking for slaves in the North. If a person was to catch a slave they were to get a reward. People started to become greedy. Slave Catchers were very racist.

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The south thought that if the North and South kept starting a War the North would eventually get tired and the South would win. 600,000 soldiers had been killed

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Most of the supplies that were used in the civil war were made in the North. The North had some pretty good military leaders. 22 Million soldiers in total.

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The Southern men were stronger then the Northern men. They had better skill set. The south were rich, they could sell and buy cotton. They had a population of 9 million.

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Debating over slavery turned so bad to the point that the North and South started a war. This war was known as the Civil War in 1861.

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Both sides thought that the battle would be a easy win. Each side underestimated themselves.

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Lincoln freed the slaves in every state that was against slavery. Unconditionally this proclamation didn't free any slaves. This actually turned the battle into fighting to end slavery.

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Over 180,000 served. They were treated differently. Some didn't get good uniforms, some didn't get boots, and some were not allowed to fight. They got paid less money even though they were working harder then white men.

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This battle was known as the bloodiest day. 23,000 men were killed and injured. The was ended in a draw, when it ended there was no clear winner. The north were considered a victory. Europe took the south's side

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In 4/16/1862 this battle was gong against Corinth, MS. there plan was to launch a surprise attack in the morning. The Union successfully defeat the Confederates and they won control of Corinth later on May 20. 20,000 soldiers were killed.

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22,000 Union Soldiers vs 72,000 confederates. The union had a depressing defeat. The Confederates plan was to have a stone wall so that the shots the union make will hit the wall instead of them.

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Lincoln grew up in a small cabin in Kentucky. When he was nine his mother died. That same year his father remarried. Growing up Lincoln didn't get very good education. He taught himself by reading books. His soon moved to Illinois and studied in law school. As he got older he became a lawyer.