Sojourner Truth was born under the name Isabella Van Wagener. This was not even her last name but her masters last name because slaves went by their master's last name. She had at least five children with another slave that her master married her to named Thomas. For a while she lived in slavery...

During the Antebellum years the United States of America was changing, separate political parties formed and education was stressed. Social, religious, and political reforms during these years helped shape society into what it is today. People focused on the reformation of many different things, wo...

The second great awakening and the emphasis on increased morals encouraged reform movements that sought to expand democratic ideals. With the focus on intense religious revivalism and reform movements such as temperance, abolition, and education, the United States created a more democratic society. ...