1. 8th Grade U.S. History Ashlee bunch
Social reform
8th Grade U.S. History
Ashlee bunch

2. 2nd great awakening
period of religious revival in which individuals were encouraged to improve their personal lives to save their own souls
Individual improvement
Huge gatherings, or revivals, attracted large crowds where speakers delivered emotional messages targeting the emotions of attendees
as a result of these teachings and ways of thinking, individuals sought ways to take part in the improvement of society

3. Social Reform
social reform – AN ORGANIZED ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE WHAT IS UNJUST OR IMPERFECT IN SOCIETY
ReFORM Movements focused on establishing and improving rights for individuals in the USA
mid-1800’S A VARIETY OF SOCIAL REFORMS WITH BOTH POLITICAL AND religious INFLUENCES GAINED SUPPORT- AMERICANS ACCEPTED THE TASK OF IMPROVING SOCIETY
new mental asylums built
better prisons, cruel punishments outlawed
sale of alcohol banned in some states
public schools built, college training for teachers
THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING – RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT SWEEPING THE NATION IN THE EARLY 1800’S
PREDESTINATION- BELIEF DURING THE COLONIAL ERA THAT GOD DECIDED IN ADVANCE WHICH PEOPLE RECEIVED SALVATION AFTER DEATH

4. TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
groups urged people to drink less, and other “T-Totalers” urged for complete abstinence from alcohol
Leaders of the temperance movement along with church members felt like society would benefit from a ban on alcoholic beverages

5. Reforms for prisons and the mentally ill
5/6 prisoners were DEBtors, or persons unable to pay back money owed to lenders/ merchants
Dorothea Dix – concerned reformist that wanted to ensure that the mentally ill received proper care
new mental hospital built
better prisons built
cruel punishments outlawed

6. abolition
abolitionist- person who wanted to end slavery in the United states
to promote attendance and accommodate crowds, Anti-slavery meetings were held in churches and government buildings
American colonization society- organization that founded the colony of liberia in western africa for freed slaves in 1822 with the help of president monroe

7. abolition
Abolitionists in the north and south often placed themselves in precarious and extreme situations with their efforts to end slavery.
Harriet Tubman- Underground railroad- series of “stations” and ”Conductors” that guided runaways to the north or Canada
Frederick Douglass- escaped slave, newspaper publisher
William Lloyd Garrison- anti-slavery newspaper
grimke sisters- anti-slavery activists/orators

8. Women’s Rights
during this time, women were discriminated against with regard to education, careers, and voting rights
barring women from governmental participation was a widely used method of subjugation
Seneca Falls convention meeting that established a written document Declaration of sentiments promoting women’s rights
participants of the meeting demanded equal rights pertinent to education and property ownership
the Declaration of sentiments was shared common points with the Declaration of independence
Women’s rights advocates such as Elizabeth cady stanton and sojourner truth vocalized that women were not inferior to men, deserved education, and they should be trained to perform a trade

9. Education
education opportunities were extended for the training of teachers
public schools grew extending opportunities to all students regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, and ability level