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American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817. This group of moderate abolitionists wished to transport freed slaves to Africa. -
Temperance in Maine
In 1820, as a result of the Temperance movements, Maine was the first of 13 states to prohibit the selling and manufacturing of alcohol. -
Monrovia
In 1822, the American Colonization Society established Monrovia, Liberia as a place to send freed slaves to live. Only 12,000 African-Americans were settled in Monrovia from 1820 to 1860. -
Revivalism in New York
In 1823, Charles Finney, a Presbytarian minister, began a series of revivals in upstate New York. Finney was one of the many religious leaders of the Second Great Awakening. -
Mormons
Joseph Smith founded the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, or Mormons, in 1830. -
The Liberator
The first issue of WIlliam Lloyd Webber's "The Liberator" was published on January 1, 1831, changing the future forever. -
Mount Holyoke College
In 1837, Mary Lyon founded one of the first colleges to accept women, Mt. Holyoke. This was one of the many colleges founded during the Second Great Awkening. -
Brook Farm
In 1841, George Ripley, a protestant minister, founded Brook Farm, a communal experiment, in Massachusetts. -
The Second Coming
On October 21, 1844, William Miller, a Millennianlism precher, predicted the second comiing would occur. He gained many followers by doing so and although nothing happened on this day, the Millerites continued as a new religion, the Seventh-Day Adventists. -
Oneida Community
John Humphrey Noyes founded the Oneida Company in 1848. This cooperative community, which dedicated itself to becoming aperfect scoiety, in Oeida, New York became very controversial. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York. Many of the leaders of the Women's Rights Movement attended and the Declaration of Sentiments was written.