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Chapter 18 - Reform Movement Answer Key

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Prison Reform
#1

List three (3) things Dorothea Dix witnessed when she visited Prisons.

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#2

What was ONE reason some prisoners were unfairly placed in jail?

They did not have enough money to pay their debts

#3

How did Dorothea Dix spread her message for Prison Reform?

Through reports and speeches made to state legislature

#4

Besides asylums, what other institution was created as a result of Prison Reform?

Justice Systems for Children

#5

What event in the country halted all the work Dorothea Dix did for Prison Reform, leading her to have to start all over again?

The Civil War

Education Reform
#1

Name one problem of public schools BEFORE Education Reform.

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#2

In cities, poor children were doing this, instead of attending school.

Stealing, destroying property, and setting fires.

#3

Most high schools and colleges did not accept this group of students.

Women and/or African Americans

#4

Which group was the FIRST to benefit from Education Reform?

White Boys

#5

How were public schools in Massachusetts funded?

By Taxes

Slavery Reform
#1

Who wrote the speech "Ain't I a Woman?" and was a key leader in Slavery Reform?

Sojourner Truth

#2

What did Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass have in common?

They were both slaves

#3 What was Frederick Douglass' method - or way - of spreading his message of freedom for slaves? Through newspapers, writing and speeches
#4

What happened to William Lloyd Garrison after he published his views in newspapers?

Garrison’s printing press and house were burned by protesters

#5 The Grimke Sisters were part of Slavery Reform and what other reform movement? Women's Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
#1

WRITE one RIGHT women were fighting for during the 1800's reform movement.

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#2

Along with Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, name another reformer involved with the Women's Reform Movement.

Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Blackwell

#3 What document was the model for the Seneca Convention Declaration of Sentiments? Declaration of Independence
#4 Why could Elizabeth Blackwell NOT get into medical school? Most medical schools did not accept women
#5

What did the Seneca Falls Convention eventually lead to? (What right did Women fight for after the Convention?)

Campaign for women's right to vote

Who Am I?
#1 I taught Sunday School in Prisons and saw the horrible conditions prisoners and people with mental illness were living in. I began the fight for Prison Reform and the creation of asylums Dorothea Dix
#2 I am known as the “Father of Education.” You may not like me, but I made education available for more children Horace Mann
#3 I wrote "The North Star" and was a former slave turned leader in the abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass
#4 I wrote "The Liberator" and demanded immediate freedom for all slaves. William Lloyd Garrison
#5

WE were friends who organized the movement for women’s rights

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

Final Question

Which Reform Movement would you lend your efforts to in the 1800s? Give two to three specific reasons why you would support this movement.

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