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pushed people to use spirituality and ituition to make a better world for themseleves
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individual who fought to free society of moral ill of slavery. This is the main characteristic of the second great awakening.
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National association of women's alliance fought for women's rights and for the abolishment of alcohol
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supported prohibition because it would remove the evil of alcohol from family life
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They opposed slavery in the new territories and sometimes worked to remove existing laws that discriminated against freed African American.
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Radicals strongly opposed slavery during the war and after the war distrusted ex-Confederates, demanding harsh policies for Reconstruction
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created to finally have political power and get changes made for farmers in legislation, regulate railroads and change gold standard to lower farmer debt
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created to fight for better working conditions and wages for the workers during the Gilded Age
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to promote greater government regulations of big business on the United States in order to protect consumers and producers
