Social Reforms and Reformers

What were forces supporting reforms?

• Democratic ideas
• Religious views
• Both of these

Who was the first person to push for education reform in the early 1800s?

• Andrew Jackson 
• Horace Mann
• Neal Dow
• William Loyd Garrison 

What did Horace Mann accomplish as a pioneer of education?

• Started the first Board of State Education 
• Created public schools 
• Established schools to educate teachers and set up the first state teacher college 
• All of these

True or false the early temperance/prohibition movement pushed for a complete ban on alcohol? 

• True, people believed that it must be removed from society 
• False, the early movement was about moderation not elimination 

Who was on of the men who lead the Temperance moment?

• William Loyd Garrison 
• Frederick Douglas 
• Neal Dow
• James Mott

What was part of the "Cult of True Womanhood"?

• She was Pious and Pure
• She was Domestic 
• Submissive to her husband 
• All of these 

What was a woman legally considered in the early to mid-1800s in many states?

• Legally considered an adult with the right to own property and vote
• Legally a ward of her husband or father with the legal status of a minor
• Legal status of an adult but no right to own property 
• Right to own property but not legally considered an adult 

What was something that Husbands were considered responsible for in some states?

• Their wives crimes 
• Punishing their wives
• Both of these
• Neither of these

Who wrote the Woman in the 19th Century, which discussed the struggle of women in this period?

• Margaret Fuller
• Francis Wright 
• Sarah Grimke 
• Harriet Wilson 

Who was the first African American to publish in North America and publish a novel on racism?

• Sorjourner Truth 
• Harriet Wilson 
• Frederick Douglas
• Harriet Tubman