Reform Movements STAAR Review

The first women's convention was held in __________ to declare that women should have equal rights to men, including the right to vote.

• London

• Seneca Falls

• Pennsylvania

• New York City

Inspired by the Second Great Awakening, the ______________ sought to reshape American society.

• Reform Era

• temperance movement

• transcendentalist movement

• Change movement

What do Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common?

• They all started schools for African-American children.

• They all published newspapers supporting voting rights for women.

• They were all factory owners during the Industrial Revolution.

• They were all slaves who escaped and worked to end slavery.

Why did women working in factories begin to protest during the 19th century?

• They demanded shorter working hours and better pay .

• They wanted to abolish child labor

• They wanted to seek the right to vote in elections

• 1. They demanded better education for themselves and their children

Match the statement to the reformer that it applies too. 

Groups:

(a) Horace Mann

,

(b) Dorthea Dix

• Documenting/sharing what was seen in asylums to bring awareness

• Laid the groundwork for how the imprisoned and insane would be treated by society

• Father of Public Education

• Separation of mentally ill from prisoners

• Founded many mental hospitals

• Schools for girls, African Americans, blind, etc. 

• Lead Reformer for Education Reform Movement

• Required attendance (fighting for required attendance)

• Led Reformer for the Prisoner Reform Movement

• Education for all regardless of class and gender status

How did early social reformers improve conditions for Americans? Select two.

• Advocating for increased taxation for southern plantation owners

• 1. By promoting stricter laws for immigrants

• 1. By establishing public education systems and teacher trainings

• 1. By encouraging lower wages for immigrant workers

• changing the way the imprisoned and mentally ill were treated by society

What were the goals of the women's rights movement in the United States? Select four.

• Equal Education

• Right to Fair Trial

• Right to Vote (Suffrage)

• Right to Own Property

• Right to Run for Office

what was one of the primary goals of the Declaration of Sentiments?

• Legal protections and right to vote for women

• To abolish slavery in the southern states

• To establish the first women's college

• To establish the first women's political party

What actions did women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, and Sojourner Truth take to advance women's rights?

• organizing boycotts of products made by men

• filing lawsuits against discriminatory employers

• traveling and hosting women's rights conventions regularly all over the country

• writing letters to government officials

What was the main topic of discussion in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's address to the Seneca Falls Conference, 1848?

• Cooking and household chores

• Civil and political rights

• Fashion style and trends

• Gardening and agriculture