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Reform School Movement

Authored by Patricia White

Social Studies

8th Grade

Reform School Movement
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He advocated for education reform and helped establish the first public school system in the United States (full name please!)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Second Great Awakening was

the quest for the perfect alarm clock

the idea to increase reason and logical thinking

religious revival in the United States that sparked social reform

a political movement to force nullification for laws

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This activist was instrumental in helping improved facilities for mentally ill.

Susan B Anthony

Elizabeth Stanton

Fredrick Douglass

Dorothea Dix

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reform Movements that addressed societal issues stemmed from

the rise of slavery

Mercantilism

The Second Great Awakening

the First Great Awakening

5.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the statement to the reformer that it applies too. 

Groups:

(a) Horace Mann

,

(b) Dorthea Dix

Founded many mental hospitals

Documenting/sharing what was seen in asylums to bring awareness

Separation of mentally ill from prisoners

Schools for girls, African Americans, blind, etc. 

Father of Public Education

Lead Reformer for Education Reform Movement

Education for all regardless of class and gender status

Led Reformer for the Prisoner Reform Movement

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

Required attendance (fighting for required attendance)

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is known as the 'Father of American Public Education'?

Horace Mann

John Dewey

Booker T. Washington

Frederick Douglass

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