Reform Movements #1
To Keep the Races Apart
Segregate
Message of Protestant revivalists in 1800's
People are capable of shaping their own destinies
First Convention for Women's Rights
Seneca Falls Convention
Working in the abolitionist movement gave women experience in ...
seeking political change
Movement inspired by philosophers and writers
Transcendentalism
What was the impact of the Temperance movement?
Alcohol consumption dropped dramatically
The right to vote in a political election was referred to as ____________-
suffrage
The World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 prohibited ______________ from attending
WOMEN
What were specific reform movements and their impact on society?
The Temperance Movement decreased drinking temporarily, the Women’s Movement led to the Seneca Falls Convention, the Prison Reform Movement led to separate facilities for criminals and mentally insane, and the Transcendentalists promoted in ward searching and solitary reflection.
To refrain from doing something
Abstinence
The main goal of education reformers
To train the young to be informed and responsible citizens
In the early 1800's most Americans thought that women should not do this at public meetings......
SPEAK AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT COMPARED THE STATUS OF WOMEN WITH THAT OF ...
ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS
How did religious trends shape antebellum America?
Religious trends were characterized by revivalists such as Lyman Beecher and Charles Grandison Finney. Both men promoted the ideas to reform oneself. Most of the reform movements of the 1800s were inspired by religion.
A Group in search of social and political perfection
Utopian Society
What did prison reformers hope to achieve?
More humane conditions in prisons
Industrialization brought freedom from time-consuming chores mainly for which class of women?
MIDDLE CLASS WOMEN
AT THE SENECA FALLS CONVENTION ELIZABETH CADY STANTON PRESENTED A STATEMENT OF DEMANDS KNOWN AS ...
DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS
Temperance
Why were Utopian communities created?
to create places that were free from the effects of urban growth
CATHERINE BEECHER believed that women should spend their energy improving what?
IMPROVING THEIR FAMILIES
AS A RESULT OF THE EARLY WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WOMEN BEGAN TO...
GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE