Industrial Revolution: Reform Movements

Which of these was not a goal of the Temperance Movement

• end the consumption of alcohol

• prevent people from buying alcohol

• stop criminal behavior of drunk people

• encourage people to drink alcohol

Workers began to revolt and created unions in order to fight for...

• better hours

• safer working conditions

• increased wages

• more power for their bosses

This statement describes which of the following?

"It was easy for factory owners to replace one employee who complained, but much more difficult to replace all employees if they went on strike together."

• Unions

• Groups of happy workers

• Non-Labor Industry

• Limiting Urbanization

The Temperance Society was made up of people who were once alcoholics but have changed their ways. What was a goal of theirs in the Temperance Movement?

• to convince drinkers to give up alcohol by sharing their personal experiences

• to fight alcoholics

• to destroy the Temperance Movement

The Temperance Movement was...

• the battle against alcoholic drinks

• the battle against free speech

• the battle against terrible factory conditions

• the battle against women's rights

Today, government funds pay for schooling and attendance is mandatory in every state because of which reform movement?

• Common School Movement

• Thomas Jefferson's Anti-School Movement

• Massachusetts School Laws

• Temperance Movement

In the 1850's, school subjects were taught using which method?

• Freedom & Choice

• Repetitive Drill

• Lecture

• Mandatory methods

How were criminals treated during the 1800s?

• no matter the crime, all prisoners were kept in the same space

• it was overcrowded

• prisoners were charged money for food & lodging

• prisoners were whipped and beaten

Social reformers for criminals thought...

• if they could solve the problem that led people to commit the crime, it would end crime

• all criminals were dangerous and should be locked up for at least a decade

• no matter the crime, criminals should be treated the same

• criminals should pay money for being in jail

Which state became the first state that required children to attend school?

• Massachusetts

• Ohio

• Georgia

• West Virginia