Deism meaning?
believe god is real, just no hocus pocus bible stuff
What is an Evangelical?
Christian, emotional, born again
Burned Over District?
western NY, all puritans, after 2nd great awakening, all became evangelicals
7th day adventists
prods, said Jesus coming on specific day
Joseph Smith
Leader of the mormons, killed
What did Mormons have to get rid of to become a state ?
get rid of polygamy
Brigham Young
leader of mormons that led them to Utah
Who believed in public schools
wealthy people (so poor people don’t become dangerous at polls)
Horace mann
campaigned for better curriculum
Noah Webster
Wrote dictionary and text books
Emma Willard
Established Troy Female Seminary
Mary Lyon
started Mount Holyoke school for women
What did Dorothea Dix do?
fought for mental health institutions
