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The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason was a series of influential pamphlets written by Thomas Paine throughout the 1790s and into the early 1800s, written and published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807. His work attacked the church as being corrupt and too institutionalized. -
Second great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement -
Industrial Revolution
The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women's suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote. -
Maine law of 1851
In 1851 the “Maine Law” was passed, It prohibited both the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. The “Maine Law” was repealed in 1858 and was replaced by one that allowed the limited sale of alcohol as a beverage. -
The Market Revolution
The Market Revolution (1793–1909) in the United States was a drastic change in the manual-labor system originating in the South and later spreading to the entire world. Traditional commerce was made obsolete by improvements in transportation, communication, and industry.