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An Era of Reform

An Era of Reform. CH 6.3 and 6.4. Reforming Social Institutions. Dorothea Dix Prison Reform Establishment of Mental Institutions Lyman Beecher Citizens, not the Government should reform society. Benevolent Society First form of Welfare Spread the word of God, Worked on Social Issues.

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An Era of Reform

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  1. An Era of Reform CH 6.3 and 6.4

  2. Reforming Social Institutions • Dorothea Dix • Prison Reform • Establishment of Mental Institutions • Lyman Beecher • Citizens, not the Government should reform society. • Benevolent Society • First form of Welfare • Spread the word of God, Worked on Social Issues

  3. Temperance Movement • Alcohol the root cause of all social problems • Temperance: Moderation in consumption • American Temperance Union • Main 1851 1st state to prohibit the sale of Alcohol.

  4. Prison Reform • Horrible Prison Conditions • Rehabilitate Rather than locking them up. • Penitentaries: New prison who’s purpose was to rehabilitate

  5. Educational Reform • Electoral needs to be educated for republic to survive • Horace Mann: leader of the Public Education movement • State Board of Ed. Massachusetts.

  6. Education for Women • Education still reserved for men • Emma Willard Girls school in Vermont • Mary Lyon, Female Seminary in Mass.

  7. Women Seek Greater Rights • “True Womanhood” • Margaret Fuller: equal treatment of men and women ends social injustice • Seneca Falls Convention • Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott • Anti-Slavery • “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions • Women should Focus on Gaining the Right to Vote

  8. Abolitionist Movement • Movement to End Slavery in the US • Pitted North against the South

  9. How to end slavery? • Gradualism • Slavery had to be ended gradually • Slave holders compensated for their losses • South’s Economy have time to recover • Colonization • Send Africans back to Africa • America Colonization Society.

  10. Abolition • Enslaved Africans Freed Immediately • No gradual measures, no compensation

  11. William Lloyd Garrison • Liberator – Boston Anti Slavery Newspaper • Attacked constitution for not condemning slavery. • “The Time for moderation is over!” • American Anti-Slavery Society • Grew to 250,000 Members

  12. Other Abolitionists • Women Activists • Prudence Crandall • Lucretia Mott • African American Activists • Fredrick Douglas • North Star • Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass • Sojourner Truth • Former Slave • Grew Huge Crowds when Speaking

  13. Reactions to the Abolitionist Movement North South “Peculiar Institution” Defended Slavery A Slave Receives Housing Food Religion Blamed Abolitionist papers for Slave revolts Nat Turner • Some backlash against abolition. • Afraid of…. • War with South • Immigration of freed slaves to the North

  14. Home Work • Vocabulary • Gradualism • Abolition • Emancipation • American Colonization Society • William Lloyd Garrison • Fredrick Douglass • Sojourner Truth • North Carolina End of Corse Test Practice P. 249 1-19 • Quiz Tomorrow • All Vocab for this week due tomorrow. • Test moved to Next Friday, Note books will be checked and graded at that time.

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