Update NotebooksEQ: What reform movements take shape in this era?

TSWBAT evaluate the various reform movements

1/27 TJ Administration 671/28 Louisiana Purchase 682/3 Expedition Log 692/3 JM Administration Power Thinking 702/6 Monroe’s 1st Administration 712/7 Monroe’s 2nd Administration 722/10 Reform Era LGS

732/10 Reform Era SPC

742/11 Andrew Jackson Power Thinking

752/12 Seminole Indian Video Notes 762/13 Trail of Tears Power Thinking 772/18 Reform Movements 78

Objective and ScalesThe student will be able to describe the expansion of

democracy and compare and contrast the various reform movements (temperance, prison/mentally ill, education, antislavery, women’s suffrage, with 80% accuracy

Where does today’s objective fit into the unit learning goal scale?

Objective D, E, F, H, I WHOA!What do you need to be able to accomplish with objective

D and E to reach MASTERY LEVEL or SCALE Everest? TOC: Page 79 Reform Movements

The idea of reformA drive to improve society and the lives of

Americans during the mid 1800’s, especially1. The disadvantaged2. Enslaved 3. Urban poorThe Age of Jackson was a time of expanding

democracy. In the 1830s many Americans became interested in social reform, organized attempts to improve conditions of life

The spirit of reform brought changes to1. Religion-2nd Great Awakening2. Abolitionist Movement3. Public Schools4. Women’s rights/suffrage5. Prisons/mentally ill facilities6. Transcendentalists 7. Utopian Communities8. Temperance

In your groups you will be creating a brief presentation of a reform movement:

You should include: What started the movement (what were they trying to reform), important leaders, what were their goals, what did they accomplish, what struggles did they face.

You should plan a way to organize the information (Cornell or Power Notes) as well as a small reflection activity (summary, illustrated summary, OSS ect) starting on page 78

Your group will receive a grade for the presentation and the organization of the content (20 points possible-Out of class assignment grade)

All group members should have their reform movement planned in their notebook

Each group will have only ten minutes to present so plan your time wisely.

Group Assignments: Group One: Second Great Awakening and

Utopian SocietiesGroup Two: Temperance MovementGroup Three: Prison/Mentally Ill Reform

MovementGroup Four: Education Reform, AA Education

ReformGroup Five: Antislavery (Abolitionist

Movement)Group Six: Women’s rights reform

2. Second Great AwakeningBeginning in the early 1800s new

generation of religious ministers challenged traditional religious views

The 2nd Great Awakening preached that people’s own actions determined their salvation

Charles Finney was among these new preachers, he held religious revivals or huge outdoor religious meetings

This new religious revival blended well with the new political ideas of the time about democracy and independence.

“All sorts of abandoned characters

are awakened and

converted…”

3. Utopian Societies A few people thought

to improve society by creating perfect communities called utopias(perfect society). Harmony, Indiana was a “utopia” established by Robert Owen in 1825.

Turned out to be anything BUT a utopia

4. Temperance MovementMany reformers supported temperance or

an organized effort to end alcohol abuse and the problems created by it

Alcohol was widely used, whiskey was cheaper than milk!!

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse reached an epidemic

This reform movement drew many women supporters b/c it was often women and children that suffered at the hands of alcoholic husbands/fathers

Other reforms called for stricter action or the total ban of the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol called prohibition.

5. Prison Reform/Mentally Ill facilitiesPrisons were poorly heated, had

inadequate food, and cramped conditionsChains and cages were used on the

mentally ill inside the prisonsMany were not criminals, but were

debtorsDorothea Dix a MA, school teacher was

one of the first to take up prison reform and mentally ill reform

She worked to convince state legislatures to build new, more sanitary, and more humane prisons

Dorothea work helped remove the mentally ill from prisons and into separate institutions called asylums (provided treatment, not punishment)

6. Education ReformEducation was another area of concern

for reformsMassachusetts became the first state to

pass laws requiring public schools, free schools supported by taxes

Reforms argued that education was necessary to create informed voters

Horace Mann of MA, took the lead in education reform. He argued democracy depended on an educated society

He helped to improve the MA public school system, training teachers, and lengthen the school year

Other states followed MA’s example and by the 1850s many Northeastern states had public schools. Southern and Western states lagged behind

“…enrich their minds

with knowledge

…”

7. Education for A.A.Improvements in public education

did little to nothing for A.A education

Because of the ______ ______, Southern states prohibited teaching enslaved people to read or write

Schools in the North were segregated

However, in 1855 MA became the first state to admit AA students to public school

Some AA attended private colleges such as Harvard and Oberlin

First AA to graduate from

Harvard, class of 1870

Richard T Greener

Summary and Progress ChartUnder your Cornell Notes: Describe how

reform movements improved society in the mid 1880s. Use specific examples and details. (One full paragraph)

Complete progress chart for objective D and E