Age Of Reform Flashcards
What is the 2nd Great Awakening?
A widespread religious movement that increased church membership in the US and led to several reform movements.
What were the consequences of the Second Great Awakening?
- Church membership rose
- Motivated people
- Led to more reform movements
Who was one of the most important leaders of the Second Great Awakening?
Charles Finney
What was the Temperance movement?
A movement to prevent alcohol abuse because it caused problems among society.
The Temperance Movement has to do with (Cartoon)
Alcohol and saloons
Who was the most important figure in the prison/mental health reform?
Dorothea Dix
Dix had a problem with the _____ treatment of mentally ill people and prisoners
Inhumane
Dix saw that most mentally ill people were
Jailed with criminals
Dix went to what to encourage the reform for the jails and mental institutions?
Massachusetts state legislature
Who was the most important figure in the education/public school reform?
Horace Mann
Mann set up what 2 things?
- Free education (Taxes would be raised for school)
2. Teacher training school
If you see a timeline, label it
Reform movements
Which 3 women were important in the women’s suffrage/rights movement?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Coffin Mott
Susan B. Anthony
What is women’s suffrage?
The right for women to vote
What amendment allowed women to vote?
19th Amendment (All 3 women were dead by then)
