Reform Movements
Reformers
100
What does this image show about the Seneca Falls Convention?
It was an event that was mocked and viewed negatively
100
What is Sojourner Truth known for?
her advocacy for women’s rights and abolition
200
Which of the following locations hosted the first National Woman’s Rights Convention?
Seneca Falls, New York
200
I am constrained to say, both from experience and observation, that their education is miserably deficient; that they are taught to regard marriage as the one thing needful, the only avenue to distinction; hence to attract the notice and win the attentions of men, by their external charms, is the chief business of fashionable girls. According to the excerpt, what does Sarah Grimké say women are taught to do attract the attention of men?
focus on their appearance
300
Reformers were outraged by the treatment of women at the convention.
Women were denied equal access to the convention despite being active abolitionists.
How did the World Anti-Slavery Convention lead to a fight for women’s rights? (2)
300
I, on the other hand, deny that the constitution guarantees the right to hold property in man, and believe that the way to abolish slavery in America is to vote such men into power as will use their powers for the abolition of slavery. This is the issue plainly stated, and you shall judge between us.
According to the excerpt, what is Frederick Douglass’s belief regarding the U.S. Constitution and slavery?
The Constitution does not say people can be held as property.
400
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.”
Which belief does this quote emphasize?
Men and women should have equal rights.
400
Which problem did Horace Mann seek to address through his work as a reformer?
Public schools were not commonplace, and the ones that existed were not very good.
500
What was the primary focus of this newspaper?
advocating for the abolition of slavery
500
Why was Dorothea Dix inspired to fight for mental health reform?
She witnessed the dire conditions of prisoners who had not committed crimes but were mentally ill.