1. An Era of Reform CH 6.3 and 6.4

2. Reforming Social Institutions Dorothea Dix – Prison Reform – Establishment of Mental Institutions Lyman Beecher – Citizens, not the Government should reform society. Benevolent Society – First form of Welfare – Spread the word of God, Worked on Social Issues

7. Temperance Movement Alcohol the root cause of all social problems Temperance: Moderation in consumption American Temperance Union Main 1851 1 st state to prohibit the sale of Alcohol.

8. Prison Reform Horrible Prison Conditions Rehabilitate Rather than locking them up. Penitentaries: New prison who’s purpose was to rehabilitate

9. Educational Reform Electoral needs to be educated for republic to survive Horace Mann: leader of the Public Education movement – State Board of Ed. Massachusetts.

10. Education for Women Education still reserved for men Emma Willard Girls school in Vermont Mary Lyon, Female Seminary in Mass.

11. Women Seek Greater Rights “True Womanhood” Margaret Fuller: equal treatment of men and women ends social injustice Seneca Falls Convention – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott – Anti-Slavery – “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions – Women should Focus on Gaining the Right to Vote

12. Abolitionist Movement Movement to End Slavery in the US Pitted North against the South

13. How to end slavery? Gradualism – Slavery had to be ended gradually – Slave holders compensated for their losses – South’s Economy have time to recover Colonization – Send Africans back to Africa – America Colonization Society.

14. Abolition Enslaved Africans Freed Immediately No gradual measures, no compensation

15. William Lloyd Garrison Liberator – Boston Anti Slavery Newspaper Attacked constitution for not condemning slavery. “The Time for moderation is over!” American Anti-Slavery Society – Grew to 250,000 Members

16. Other Abolitionists Women Activists – Prudence Crandall – Lucretia Mott African American Activists – Fredrick Douglas North Star Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass – Sojourner Truth Former Slave Grew Huge Crowds when Speaking

17. Reactions to the Abolitionist Movement North Some backlash against abolition. Afraid of…. – War with South – Immigration of freed slaves to the North South “Peculiar Institution” Defended Slavery – A Slave Receives Housing Food Religion Blamed Abolitionist papers for Slave revolts – Nat Turner

18. Home Work Vocabulary – Gradualism – Abolition – Emancipation – American Colonization Society – William Lloyd Garrison – Fredrick Douglass – Sojourner Truth North Carolina End of Corse Test Practice P. 249 1-19 Quiz Tomorrow All Vocab for this week due tomorrow. Test moved to Next Friday, Note books will be checked and graded at that time.