Religion and Reform 1800-1850 Focus Questions: What demands did women make? How did reform movements aim to change society?
Bellringer Part 2: List 3 details you notice Bellringer Part 2: List 3 details you notice. Where is this taking place? What do you think is happening?
“soul-shaking” conversion Charles G. Finney (1792 – 1895) The ranges of tents, the fires, reflecting light…; the candles and lamps illuminating the encampment; hundreds moving to and fro…;the preaching, praying, singing, and shouting,… like the sound of many waters, was enough to swallow up all the powers of contemplation. Describing an outdoor revival “soul-shaking” conversion R1-2
Charles Finney Emotional revival preacher of the era Religious activism – or evangelism – was the duty of the Protestant Evangelism fuels later reform movements
The Second Great Awakening Definition: A religious revival movement in the US after 1800 What did Followers believe? People need to go to Church more to change all the bad things about society Everyone is responsible for finding salvation- anyone can go to Heaven
The Mormon “Trek”
Utopian Communities Defined: Secluded communities seeking a Utopia or perfect place to live in harmony Self-sufficient communities Often only lasted for a few years Popular examples: New Harmony, Indiana and Brook Farm, Massachusetts Also fueled later reform movements
Transcendentalism Defined: a philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life and celebrated the truth in nature and personal imagination Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau
What would you reform about Phillip O Berry? Welcome Back to Class! Writing Prompt #4 What would you reform about Phillip O Berry? What would you reform in America today in 2011?
Reformer Jigsaw Use the primary and secondary source documents in your folder to become an expert on your area of reform. Complete YOUR section of the Reformer Chart & Be prepared to share what you learned with your group members!
Education Led by Horace Mann, MA Senator Helped create a State Board of Education Advanced idea of free public schools, teacher training, supported by state governments
Mental Illness and Prison Dorothea Dix Campaigned for states to build mental hospitals Penitentiary Movement: criminals should feel penitence (regret) for their crimes
Dorothea Dix Asylum - 1849
The Temperance Movement Temperance means drinking in moderation Supporters believed alcohol led to crime, sickness, poverty, and neglected family life No real success except for laws restricting the sale of alcohol
Annual Consumption of Alcohol
Setting the Stage: Seneca Falls Convention 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott
Women’s Rights Movement Met in Seneca Falls, New York 1848 Key People: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
Declaration of Sentiments What did the women demand? Make a list of at least 4 specific things they demanded. Were they being too hard on mankind? How equal are men and women today in 2012?