Chapter 12 Lesson 1 Flashcards
What was the main idea of the Jacksonian Democracy?
Greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of showing greater value to higher class in the nation.
Who had the better education?
The North had strong public education but still not mandatory until later 1800’s
Who was Horace Mann?
A fighter for free education. Said we should educate everybody.
What were Horace Mann’s beliefs?
Higher pay for teachers, train the teachers, a longer school year
Were African Americans allowed to attend schools?
NO, but the 2nd Great Awakening changed that.
How did 2nd Great Awakening change education for Africans?
They could attend schools run by Free Black Citizens but still met with resistance
What was the Temperance Movement?
The end of alcohol and the problems associated with it
How many states supported Prohibition?
9 states supported the banning of alcohol.
What were prison conditions?
Cramped, dark, disease ridden, hot in summer cold in winters.
Who were in prisons?
Debtors and Mentally ill people
Who was Dorthea Dix?
A school teacher who was instrumental in promoting change in the prison systems.
What did Dix change?
Called for cleaner and safer prison systems. She created mental asylums.
What did women not allowed to do?
Vote, attend colleges, serve on juries, married women couldn’t own property.
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
Head of Women suffrage.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
EXTREME back then. Met up with Lucretia Mott.
