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.

With which reform movement was Dorothea Dix involved?

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

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

What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Douglas used to spread his message of freedom?

• The Abolitionist Times
• The Telegraph Herald
• The Liberator
• The North Star

What motivated William Lloyd Garrison to join the antislavery movement?

• distinguished awards
• economic benefits
• political popularity
• religious beliefs

This movement stated you could redeem or earn your way to heaven by doing good work on earth.

• Transcendentalism
• Second Great Awakening
• Temperance
• Abolition