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Before the Education Reform
Before the reform, some poor children stole, destroyed property, and set fires. Some people believed that offering education to these children would help them escape poverty and become better citizens.
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The Second Great Awakening!
The secong great awakening was when a religous feeling swept across all of America from the 1820s and through the 1830s. A new religous belief said that God would forgive you for your sins if you did hard work. This inspired people to oppose slavery. -
The Slavery Reform Begins
A poster appeared throughout walls in Washington D.C. about a comparison of the life of slaves and the life of a rich white man. The poster raised many questions about whether or not salvery was wrong. As number grown the wuestion came up of how they would end slavery rose.
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Dorothea Dix Decides to Teach Sunday School at a Jail.
Dorothea Dix was disgusted to see that many inmates were in chains and cages. Children of accused of small crimes, were put in jail with adult criminals. She wondered if conditions in jails were this bad in all of the United States. She visited hundreds of jails in Massachusetts.
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Campaigning for Better Conditions in Prisons
Dorothea Dix repared a report for the Massachusetts state legislature about the horrible conditions in prisons and jails. Law makers were shocked by Dix report, and voted to create public asylums for the metally ill.
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After the Education Reform
Many states in the north and the west used Mann's ideas. Some most white boys attended public schools. America still didn't offer education to most girls and blacks.
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Debtors and Jail
By 1887, when Dorothea Dix died, state governments stopped putting people in debt in prison. Most prisons created special justice systems for children. Many had outlawed cruel punishments.
