From 1825-1850, reform movements were established in hopes of bringing change and by doing so, help expand democratic ideals of equality, safety, and a flourishing economy. From giving women the right to vote, to freeing the slaves who have horrible living conditions; these reforms helped expand democratic ideals by making everyone equal under the law and making the United States a productive society economically. The major reform movements, temperance, women’s suffrage, abolitionism, and education…
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sort of reform movement. Between the years of 1825-1850 there were many reform movements that were created because of the great effect The Second Great Awakening was having all throughout the United States. The Second Great Awakening would inspire reforms in prisons, slavery, temperance, education, women’s rights, and mental institutions just to name a few. All of these movements fought for equality or in other words the expansion of democratic ideals. The statement that reform movements sought to expand…
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to stop the strong current of prejudice that flows so profusely against us at present.” Marie Stewart, an African-American abolitionist speaker, said these words, speaking for most women during the early 19th century. The demand for women’s suffrage appeared during this time due to other reform movements. The abolitionist stand against slavery, and the civil rights movement, had the biggest impact on women and they began to see their need for and desire equal rights. For over 50 years, women tried…
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Awakening and Movements in America A series of Protestant religious revivals gained a mass following throughout the United States and changed the previous set of morals and beliefs. The Second Great Awakening ranged from about 1795 and 1835 where religious meetings were held throughout America stretching from major cities in the North and South to the frontier. It promoted a humanitarian approach to the rise of reforms during this period such as the temperance movement, abolitionist movement and women’s…
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I’m here with Susan B. Anthony, an American social reformer and feminist who played a very important role in the women’s suffrage movement. Now Susan, why don’t you begin with telling us a bit about your background? C: Well Sylvia, I was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15th, 1820. I was the 2nd oldest of 7 children. My father was a Quaker, an abolitionist, and a temperance advocate, however my mother was not a Quaker. Therefore, my family was raised still as Quakers, but in a much more tolerant…
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tool that represents something so much more. The gavel is a piece of history, more importantly a tool that lead to a revolution. Without the woman's rights movement women today would not have the ability to achieve great things, such as Hillary Clinton running for president. The gavel is an artifact that held the entire women's rights movement…
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Susan B. Anthony was a Women’s rights activist. She was a suffragist, abolitionist, author and speaker who was the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, also known as NAWSA. The NAWSA was formed on February 18, 1890 by Anthony and her friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Together, they changed the world. Susan Brownell Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Her mother was Lucy Read and her father was Daniel Anthony. She was the second oldest of eight children…
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The second great awakening was a protestant revival movement that started around the early 1800’s. This awakening restored light fundamental values along with brand new moral values. This movement stressed religious salvation through good deeds and tolerance, which attracted a good quantity of people, including; women and African Americans. The second great awakening prompted many religious movements and reforms that greatly affected American society. Ultimately, it will make the United States a…
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the ideologies of reform in people across America. The Awakening reached its peak in the early 1800s, which was a pivotal point in America. This Great Revival sparked the formation of the abolitionist movement, the women’s rights movement, education reform, numerous religious revivals, and the temperance movement. Social, political and religious transformations altered how Americans thought about their communities, and their rapidly growing nation. In the 1800s, religious revivalist’s preachers…
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high school--- it was in the 19th centuries it was an art movement by a group of landscapers and Thomas Cole was on of the founders. 2.) 2nd great awakening---well it was a protestant of religious revival movement around the early 19th in the u’s so this created a division between the churches leading to more and more diversity weakening the church and played a significant role in social reform. 3.) Mormons--- its was a religious movement joseph smith had a vision of the church of Jesus Christ…
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