Chapter 18 - The Era of Reform

What played a key role in inspiring thousands of Americans to try to reform society?

• politicians
• new religious movements
• education
• healthcare

What was the Second Great Awakening?

• The second time your alarm clock goes off in the morning.
• The reelection of a favorite politician.
• A revival of religious feeling and belief.
• Making changes to bring about improvement.

Which is a person who followed the philosophy of trusting their emotions and intuition?

• suffragette
• abolitionist
• expansionist
• transcendentalist

Who questioned society's rules and institutions?

• Henry David Thoreau
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Dorothea Dix
• Horace Mann

With which reform movement was Dorothea Dix involved?

• education reform
• movement to end slavery
• women's rights
• prison reform

How did Dorothea Dix become aware of issues in prison and become involved with prison reform?

• She went to visit her brother in a jail.
• She spent time as a prisoner.
• She taught Sunday school at a jail.
• She was a former jail warden.

How were people suffering from mental illness treated?

• They were allowed to wander the streets.
• They were locked in dirty, crowded prison cells.
• They were put in hospitals.
• They were allowed to live with family members.

Who led the education reform movement?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Susan B. Anthony
• Horace Mann

Which group benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?

• girls
• boys
• American Indians
• African Americans

What were people called who supported ending slavery?

• transcendentalists
• abolitionists
• feminists
• missionaires

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