Unit 8 Day 1

Age of Reform

Multiple Choice

The Gold Rush in California led to - 

• the U.S. closing its borders to immigrants

• most Americans migrating west

• a war with Spain

• a population boom

Multiple Choice

Which location on the map was annexed by the United States in 1845?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Which event was one cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.

• The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico.

• U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.

• The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.

Multiple Choice

This list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from - 

• Italy

• China

• Germany

• Japan

Religious Reform

• In the early 1800s,

Americans experienced
strong religious feelings
during what is called the
“Second Great Awakening”

• Preachers would set up tents

and invite people from all
over to hear about how to
achieve personal salvation

• As a result, people wanted to

do good things for their
society – Reform Era

Day 1

• Why do we talk about the 2nd Great

Awakening before the other reform movements?

• Which social injustices do you think reformers

tried to tackle?

Turn and Talk

Prison and Mental Illness Reform

• Mentally ill people often

were thrown in jail or
chained to their beds

• Dorothea Dix worked to

get better treatment for
the mentally ill

• Eliza Farnham also

worked to improve the
conditions of prisoners
who she thought could be
changed

Day 1

• What movement was Dorothea Dix associated

with?

• Why do you feel people with mental illness

never received helped over 150 years ago?

Turn and Talk

Multiple Choice

Who founded the Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1874?

• Dorothea Dix

• Sojourner Truth

• Carry Nation

• Frances Willard

Multiple Choice

Which famous abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Lucretia Mott

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

• To raise the issue of woman's suffrage

• To advocate for temperance

• To abolish slavery

• To promote education reform

Multiple Choice

Who spoke eloquently of the plight of working class women, especially slaves?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Susan B. Anthony

Multiple Choice

Which movement was primarily focused on the rights of African Americans in the United States?

• Environmental movement

• Civil rights movement

• Labor movement

• Women's movement

  
  

Multiple Choice

Who was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Sojourner Truth

• Frances Willard

Multiple Choice

What was the main objective of the labor movement?

• To raise the issue of woman's suffrage

• To advocate for temperance

• To improve working conditions and wages

• To promote education reform