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Reforming Society

American History. Reforming Society. Temperance Movement. Goal was to end alcohol consumption Tried to urge people not to drink by pointing out social, moral and health values During mid-1800’s, alcohol consumption dropped sharply. Educational Reform.

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Reforming Society

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  1. American History Reforming Society

  2. Temperance Movement • Goal was to end alcohol consumption • Tried to urge people not to drink by pointing out social, moral and health values • During mid-1800’s, alcohol consumption dropped sharply

  3. Educational Reform • The goal was to improve public education • Horace Mann tried to promote better schools. • Girls and African Americans would struggle receiving an education still • By 1850’s, most northern schools have free public education

  4. Prison and Mental Health Reform • Goal was to improve prison conditions and mental health facilities • Dorthea Dix led the battle to improve conditions, persuading the state of Massachusetts to build facilities for the mentally ill • More states would soon follow and more special hospitals for the mentally ill were built

  5. Antislavery Movement • Abolition movement started to end slavery • Wanted the emancipation (freedom) of all enslaved people • Leaders included William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, who was African American

  6. Women’s Rights • Movement to gain more rights for women was slower and mixed • Harriet Beecher Stowe – author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Catharine Beecher – teacher of women roles • Sojourner Truth – Preached against slavery and women’s rights • Harriet Tubman – leader of the Underground Railroad

  7. Underground Railroad • Network of secret routes and hiding places for escaping slaves • Led by guides along the most dangerous routes • Rescued about 300 slaves • Southern slave owners put bounties for the capture or killing of conductors

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