History "The Nation Begins to Reform" #3

Question 1

Before America was a nation what was something everyone in the country was doing?

Answer 1

Every one went to church

Question 2

Since America was falling away from God what were the Methodists trying to do for America? Three main things

Answer 2

• get rid of social evils
• set in temperance laws
  -get more Revivals

Question 3

What are Temperance Laws?

Answer 3

-Laws against alcohol

Question 4

What would the Methodists kick off with all their revivals?

Answer 4

-the second great awakening

Question 5

What was New Bedford

Answer 5

-an waleing city ran by Quakers

Question 6

Horace Mann. Who was he? What did he want?

Answer 6

-He was the Father of public education
-he wanted compulsory education

Question 7

What is compulsory education?

Answer 7

-This determines what ages and how long a child would be in school

Question 8

Pentitantry

Answer 8

• root: penitent
  -penitent - to be sorry for your actions

Question 8

Who were Emma Willand & Mary Lyon? What did they fight for?

Answer 8

• they were woman activists
  -they fought for schools for woman

Question 9

Who was Sarah & Angelina Grimke
What did they fight for?

Answer 9

• They were woman activists
• they fought to oppose slavery.
  -They were the first female circuit speakers against slavery.

Question 10

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

Answer 10

Is was a strategic meeting to ban discrimination against women.

Question 11

In the Seneca Falls Convention what was barely passed for women right?

Answer 11

Woman suffrage.

Question 12

What is woman suffrage?

Answer 12

The right for women to vote

Question 13

Who was inspired by the Seneca Falls Convention?

Answer 13

Susan B. Anthony

Question 14

Who were big figures in getting rights for black people

Answer 14

Fredrick Douglass
Sojourner Truth

Question 15

In the Political cartoon in “Jackson VErsus The Cherokee Nation” explain the cartoon on page 11.

Answer 15

-He looks like a king
- referencing his nickname “King Andrew”
- it’s also saying he’s like a Tyrant

• He has a veto in his hand
  
  • Referencing that he would abuse the veto power
• He’s Standing above the constitution
  
  • people said he acted like he was above the constitution.
• He’s also standing on a “Internal IMprovment U.S. Banks”
  
  • He would get rid of the Second Bank of America and support his pet banks.

Question 16

In the Political cartoon in “Jackson VErsus The Cherokee Nation” explain the cartoon on page 6

Answer 16

He’s on a throne
- agina referencing he acts like a king

It has Indians in his arms.
- The Indians look like they are “civilized”
- there other indians on the ground beneath him.
- this is to reference his nickname “The Great Father”
- He would act like he controlled the Indians.