American Yawp Chapter 10 Study Guide Graded A+

Henry David Thoreau {Ans: A literary intellectual who was part of the Transcendental club. He believed in simple living, communion with nature, and self His strong individualism led to the yielding of "Resistance to Civil Government" (1849).}William Lloyd Garrison {Ans: A Baptist and prominent American abolitionists that was converted to the antislavery idea of immediatism—that is, the demand for emancipation without delay. He fought slavery in the 1820s by advocating for both black colonization and gradual abolition.Then, in 1833, he presided as reformers from ten states came together to create the American Antislavery Society that rested their emancipation of the Declaration of Independence.}Frederick Douglass {Ans: Influencial writer. one of the most prominent african american figures in the abolitionist movement. escaped from slavery in maryland. he was a great thinker and speaker. published his own antislavery newspaper called the north star and wrote an autobiography that was published in 1845.}Unitarianism {Ans: Included members like ralph Emerson, George Ripley, Theodore parker, etc. This group rejected key points in orthodoxed Protestant beliefs like the divinity of Christ. This group created the Transcendental Club in 1836. It was in New York during the 19th century}Benevolent societies {Ans: This group