1. 8X 11-17-2016 Thursday Reforming Society
Objective: Describe the cause and effects of reform movements in America during the 19th century.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: Discuss homework answers
Read Chapter 14.3 “Reforming Society” - page 453 #5
Homework: Table: What were the political, economic, social, and intellectual impact of the Industrial Revolution on the United States? Was it good or bad for the country? Discussion tomorrow

2. Relationship between Industrial Revolution and Reform
Reform: making society better
Industrial Revolution: period of rapid growth in using machines to manufacture goods.
Industrial Revolution created poor and unsafe working conditions. Reformers tried to improve the bad working conditions created by the Industrial Revolution??????

3. Prison and Mental Health
Leaders: Dorothea Dix, Josiah Quincy
Accomplishments: - facilities were built for mentally ill people
Children got more fair punishments because before they had the same punishments as adults
Also houses and schools were built for runaway children and orphans
Temperance
Leaders: Minister Lyman Beecher, American Temperance Society, women in the middle class
Accomplishments: publicized and made alcoholism a public issue
Education
Leaders: Horace Mann, William Holmes McGuffy
Accomplishments:Perkins School for the Blind, Raised teacher salaries, doubled school budget, training school for teachers, raised standards for education, lengthened the school year.