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Prison Reform and Migration Quiz

Authored by Quiana Diggs

History

6th - 8th Grade

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Prison Reform and Migration Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the prison reform movement in the 1800s?

Build more prisons nationwide

Eliminate imprisonment completely

Improve prison conditions and fairness

Increase punishments for inmates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which issue led to prison reforms?

Growth of private prisons

Overcrowding and poor conditions

Western frontier expansion

Shortage of criminals in the U.S.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a leader in the prison reform movement?

Harriet Tubman

Dorothea Dix

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

John Brown

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did reformers believe prisons should focus on?

Education and rehabilitation

Strict punishment only

Free labor for inmates

Removing all laws

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was a change in prisons due to reforms?

Ending forced prison labor

Banning the death penalty

Separating children from adults

Stopping solitary confinement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Before reforms, debtors were often:

Allowed to work off debts

Given jobs in government

Sent to debtor’s prisons

Released without punishment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which group was mistreated before reforms?

Women and children

Government officials

Wealthy criminals

Factory workers

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