Reform Movements of the Early 1800 s What

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Reform Movements of the Early 1800 s What is reform?

Reform Movements of the Early 1800 s What is reform?

First and Second Great Awakening u u What: Revival of religious faith Who: Baptist,

First and Second Great Awakening u u What: Revival of religious faith Who: Baptist, Methodists, and Presbyterian ministers

The First (1730 -1750 s) and Second Great Awakening (1800 -1830 s) were widespread

The First (1730 -1750 s) and Second Great Awakening (1800 -1830 s) were widespread religious revivals in the United States. u In the West, the revival strengthened the Methodists and Baptists and introduced the camp meeting. Due to this renewed interest, church membership rose as more people began to be involved in missionary and other types of social reform. u The First and Second Great Awakenings encouraged people to take part in other social reform movements, such as the temperance movement. u

Temperance Movement u u Goal: Stop the drinking of alcohol Leaders: Temperance societies

Temperance Movement u u Goal: Stop the drinking of alcohol Leaders: Temperance societies

The Temperance Movement began in the 1840 s. It soon became a widespread movement

The Temperance Movement began in the 1840 s. It soon became a widespread movement that involved religious leaders and large numbers of women. Supporters of the Temperance Movement blamed society's problems on alcohol and encouraged the public to stop drinking alcohol. By 1855, twelve states had joined Maine and together they became known as the "dry" states.

Prison Reform/Better Care for the Mentally Ill u u Goals: Better prison conditions and

Prison Reform/Better Care for the Mentally Ill u u Goals: Better prison conditions and hospitals for the mentally ill Leader: Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Dix traveled to several places where the mentally ill were housed. Within the

Dorothea Dix traveled to several places where the mentally ill were housed. Within the confines of jails, she found that drunks, criminals, and the mentally ill were all housed together in unheated, unfurnished, and foul-smelling quarters. Dix wrote a report about her research. That report changed the care of the mentally ill.

Education Movement u u Goal: Free public education for all Leader: Horace Mann, I

Education Movement u u Goal: Free public education for all Leader: Horace Mann, I love education!

As a child, Horace Mann knew poverty and hardship. He educated himself and later

As a child, Horace Mann knew poverty and hardship. He educated himself and later fought for public education for all children. Horace Mann once said in a speech to students, “Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, --- the balance-wheel of the social machinery. ”

Women’s Rights Movement Goal: Equality and suffrage (right to vote) for women u Leaders:

Women’s Rights Movement Goal: Equality and suffrage (right to vote) for women u Leaders: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth u

Abolitionist Movement u Goal: abolish (ban) slavery u Leaders: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass,

Abolitionist Movement u Goal: abolish (ban) slavery u Leaders: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman

Labor Reform u Goal: improve the working conditions in factories u Leaders: women’s rights

Labor Reform u Goal: improve the working conditions in factories u Leaders: women’s rights leaders

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