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The Transcendentalist Movement Called For A "Return To Nature". That Phrase Meant Men Should Rely Upon Themselves Rather Than Society.
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Women Spoke Out Against The Evils Of Alcohol Addiction. Many Believed That Alcohol Caused Insanity And Many Other Stages Leading Up To The Persons Death.
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There Main Goal Was To Immediatly Abolish Slavery.
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This Party Promised Free Soil , Free Speech, Free Labor And Free Men. They Were Devoted To Keep Slavery Out Of The Western Hemisphere.
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Susan B. Anthony And Elizabeth Cody Stanton Held A Convention For Women Rights. Over 300 Women Came To Seneca Falls, New York To Protest The Mistreatment Of Women In Social, Economic, Political, and Religious life.
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The Radicals Advocated Full Citizenship And The Right To Vote For Everyone. They Also Opposed Lincolns 10 Percent Plan.
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These Unions Fought For Better Wages , Reasonable Hours And Safe Working Conditions. Most Businesses Hated Labor Unions Because They Cost The Businesses Money. Also Businesses Required Workers To Sign A "Yellow Dog Contract".
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These Were People Who Devoted Their Lives To Rid America Of Its Many Problems. The Most Famous Leaders Of This Era Are: Jacob Riis Who Fought To Improve Living Conditions For The Poor And Improve Tenement Houses With The Use Of A Camera And Jane Addams Who Founded The First Settlement Houses.
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The Populist Party Rose Up From The Grass Roots Against Other Political Parties. They Demanded Government Ownershio Of Railroads To Figh High Costs. The Party Also Fought Against Women Suffrage.
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