Reform

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During the ___________ in the 1820s and 1830s, religion grew in North America and by the 1850s twice as many Americans attended church than they had at the birth of the country.

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Second Great Awakening

Front

Inspired by the Second Great Awakening, the ______________ sought to reshape American society.

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Reform Era

Front

Who was the main leader of education reform during the mid-1800s?

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Horace Mann

Front

Schools that are paid for by taxes and managed by the local government for the benefit of the general public is called...

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public schools

Front

Who was responsible for reforming prisons?

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Dorothea Dix

Front

What did Dorothea Dix do to contribute to the prison reform movement in the early 1800s?

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spoke of the horrid conditions of prisons and inspired the building of separate facilities for the mentally ill

Front

How did women joining groups like Temperance, abolition, and suffrage organizations effect society?

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expanded the role of women in social reforms

Front

Why did labor unions first form?

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To protect the rights of workers

Front

What were working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?

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Dangerous

Front

What typically happened to individual employees who complained about working conditions?

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They were fired.