Because she was an influential First Lady

Because she designed the nations first flag

Because she fought for womens suffrage

Because she was the first woman elected to Congress

improved education for immigrant children

the creation of worker safety regulations

the expansion of suffrage for women

improved facilities for the mentally ill and disabled

writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

organizing the Underground Railroad

becoming the first African American senator

Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry

Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient

Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles

Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism

American Indians, because they view the plight of slaves as similar to their own

Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs

British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade

Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

by providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas

by expanding the participation of women in social reform

By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas

By securing the establishment of private universities for women

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Churches turned away from public politics and focused on religious issues

People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems

Religious leaders petitioned legislatures to extend suffrage to women

Politicians were encouraged to promote states rights rather than federal unity

the 19th century temperance movement

books and songs supporting the nativist movement

the works of artists from the Hudson River School

the 19th century industrial boom

success of social reform movements in the US

migration of settlers to the US frontier

natural landscape of the United States

environmental effects of the US. industrialization