Education Reform
Where did education reform happen the most?
The Northeast
Which group was most negatively impacted by the overuse of alcohol?
Women/Children/Immigrants
What document was the Declaration of Sentiments based on?
The Declaration of Independence
What does abolition mean?
ending slavery
True or False: Christianity was used to both justify and oppose slavery
True
What caused the need for education reform?
The Industrial Revolution
What did people believe that alcohol abuse lead to during the Temperance Movement?
Crime/Disease/Death
Where was the first women's rights convention held?
Seneca Falls, NY
What was one cause of the ability of abolitionist messages to spread?
New printing technologies
How did Christianity influence education?
What are some things that Benjamin Franklin did to help the education reform movement?
Built schools, built libraries, advocated for reform
What did the author of the song "Come Home Father" believe?
Alcohol should be outlawed in the US
What cause did women's rights leaders join because they believed it would eventually lead to equality for everyone?
The Abolitionist Movement
What did John Brown believe?
How did Christianity influence the Temperance movement?
People wanted to live a pure life, so they gave up drinking
What is the name of the "Father of Public Education"
Horace Mann
What's the total ban of alcohol called?
Prohibition
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote
What was the name of the newspaper Fredrick Douglass wrote for?
The North Star
How did Christianity influence the Women's Rights movement?
Women believed that because all humans were created by God, they should be equal with men
What was the main purpose of education in the United States during the Antebellum Period?
To teach students religious morals
What was the name of the political cartoon about the Temperance Movement that we analyzed in class?
"The Drunkard's Progress"
Who were the two most famous leaders of the women's rights movement?
Sojourner Truth believed...
Black and white women should work together to ensure equal rights, all women should support abolition
What did Nellie Norton's book, "Southern Slavery and the Bible" show about the southern response to the abolitionist movement?
Southerner's often used the Bible to justify their terrible actions against enslaved people