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Reforms
Reforms was a change in the world. These started in 1820 through 1860. The reforms changed society for today because now we see the world has a "well-organized" state. -
American Temperance Union (ATU)
The ATU became known in 1836, published the Journal of American Temperance Union for adults and youths. This book stated they wanted alchol to be absent from the communities. However, they quoted the limits on how far you could drink without over doing it. -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann created the board of education in 1837. In the year of 1843, Horace visited the schools in Europe. Mann noticed the schools made the children pay for schooling and the majority of these children weren't coming because of it. The fact was Mr. Mann wanted all children to go to school, therefore he had the government have pubical funding for all schools. -
Utopianism
They believed society was corrupt because man was inherently corrupt. Separate and form their own communities by themselves. This was allowing their world to be perfect in the communitiy and nothing could go wrong. -
Womens Rights of Freedom
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was demanded for women's suffrage; after the Civil War agitation for the cause resumed. In 1869 the proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave the vote to black men, split the movement. This seperated the power for women to vote in the state's law. -
Womens
The womens right movement started in 1848. 68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines the agenda for women's rights. A set of 12 resolutions were adopted calling for equal treatment for women and men under the law and voting rights for women. -
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was a women trying to convince the states that we needed reforms for mental healthy and prisons. Dix noted that asylum or "crazy houses" were a great way to treat the mentals, not only to punish them, but also to help them. -
Transcendentalism
Finding yourself through nature was what the worl believed was right. The drive for this motiviation of being yourself and or expresing yourself through nature was all around you. These facts were stated by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thorean, they said "Break away from sociey to prevent corruption. -
2nd Great Awakening
The religious leaders organized to revive the American commitment to God and to religion. Mormons were based in Ultal and they were founded by Joseph Smith, but led by Brighten Young. They were against slavery and felt has though all men should be let free in the hands of God himself. -
The Right To Vote
The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcester, Mass., attracting more than 1,000 participants. They finally pass the first women's suffrage law. The following year, women being serving on juries in the territory.
