19th Century Reform Movements

What is social reform?

• The maintenance of the status quo

• The abolition of all laws

• The creation of new laws

• The restructuring of culturally accepted laws and norms

Which of the following was NOT a factor contributing to social reform?

• Industrial Revolution

• Second Great Awakening

• Transcendentalism

• World War I

What was one of the notable accomplishments of the Age of Reform (1830-1850)?

• End of World War II

• Establishment of the United Nations

• Introduction of the New Deal

• Founding of Oberlin College

Who helped establish asylums for those with mental challenges and advocated for prison reform?

• Dorothea Dix

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Lucretia Mott

• Susan B. Anthony

What did the New Deal (1933-1939) establish?

• Economic and social programs expanding the government's role

• The first coeducational college

• The first public school system

• The abolition of slavery