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Vocabulary. Reform Movements. Reform. To change. Period of time in U.S. history where groups and individuals sought to change social problems. Abolition. To end Movement to abolish(end) slavery in the U.S. Temperance. Movement to outlaw the use of alcohol. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VocabularyReform Movements
Reform
To change.
Period of time in U.S. history where groups and individuals sought to change social problems.
Abolition
To endMovement to
abolish(end) slavery in the U.S.
Temperance
Movement to outlaw the use of alcohol.
Argued that alcohol destroyed families, led to violence and crime and kept people in poverty.
Transcendentalism
American literature, art, and music movement that focused on nature and American culture.
Prison Reform
Movement to change the treatment of prisoners.
Public Education Open more institutions of higher
learning Open schools to more people
including women and poor people.
Religious
New religious groups were formed in the U.S. & others grew
Mormons*ShakersBaptistsMethodistsAdventistsPresbyterian
Treatment of mentally ill, disabled, sick
Mentally ill, disabled, and sick people were often treated the same as criminals and locked away.
Began a movement to treat people humanely.
Labor
WorkLabor unions
attempted to improve the working conditions and wages of employees.
Child labor was their main concern.
Click on link to view pictures of child labor
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/american-child-labour-c-1900-1937/
Suffrage/Women’s rights
The right to vote.
Women’s rights groups advocated for equal treatment on women in all areas.
