Abolition
Why were some Northerners opposed to ending slavery?
They thought freed slaves would come to take their job
In response to the temperance movement, what did some states do?
banned the sale of liquor
What two movements were the Grimke sisters known for?
Suffrage and abolitionism
Why did Reformers believe improved public education was important?
Educated people made better citizens
Why was the Second Great Awakening important?
It gave religious support for the Reform Movement
Why did the American Colonization Movement fail?
Most black Americans did not want to move to Liberia
Why did the temperance movement end up failing?
Americans did not want to be told they couldn't drink
What arguments did the Declaration of Sentiments make?
Equality for women at work,school, and church
Why is Horace Mann known as the "father of public education?"
He created education policies that spread to the whole nation
What is one obstacle Sojourner Truth faced while fighting against slavery?
She struggled for respect because she was a woman
Why did Southerners defend slavery even if they didn't own slaves?
They thought slavery was needed for the Southern economy.
How many states banned liquor?
8
The Declaration of Independence included a list of grievances that the colonists had against the King of England. In the Declaration of Sentiments, who were the grievances aimed at?
American men
How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 help Horace Mann's quest for free public education?
State taxed provided for lands for the public schools
What was the underground railroad?
A safe passage for escape from the slavery South to the free North, even all the way to Canada
Why did the South defend slavery? (3 reasons)
Black Americans were not capable of handling freedom
they were essential to the economy
slave owners said that slaves were treated better than Northern factory workers.
Who was blamed for heavy drinking in the United States? (Daily Double)
Immigrants
Which famous quote was changed by the women at Seneca Falls Convention?
"All men are created equal..."
What were the roadblocks to public education?
Some people wanted religion to be a part of their children's education
People continued to migrate west
Families needed children to work in factories and on farms
Why was the colony of Liberia founded?
Abolitionists believed it made sense to have former slave return to Africa to colonize it.
What arguments were used by abolitionists against slavery? (there is 3)
Slavery violated the Declaration of Independence, Slavery went against religious ideas of the Second Great Awakening, Slavery had already been outlawed in the North.
Why did members of the temperance movement want to ban alcohol?
use of alcohol increased crime, broke up families, and increased mental illness
Why did women typically study etiquette and the arts in school?
They were supposed to focus on family and the home
It was believed they could not master math and science
Women did not need education to work on the farm
What were Horace Mann's goals for public education?
(Daily Double)
Establish schools that would train teachers
Use state taxes to fund schools
He wanted poor people to have access to the "great equalizer"
“You will see Americans with one hand hoisting the cap of liberty, and with the other flogging (whipping) their slaves.”
What does this quote symbolize?
The hypocrisy of Southern slave owners