Prison Reform | ||
#1 | List three (3) things Dorothea Dix witnessed when she visited Prisons. |
Ms. Selig and Miss Lavell will check your answers |
#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. |
Ms. Selig and Miss Lavell will check your answers. |
#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. |
Your teacher will check your answers. |
#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. |
Ms. Selig and Miss Lavell will check your answers. |