Unit V: The Ambiguous Democracy in America: 1800-1848
Question/Problem 6: What were the goals and outcomes of the reform movements that took place between 1800 and 1848?
Directions: There were many reform movements between 1800 and 1848. Your assignment is to research one of the movements and describe its goals and outcomes. As you gather information, look for important people involved in the movement. Below are seven areas of reform and some suggestions for beginning your research.
================================================================== Reform Movements | Suggestions for Research ================================================================== utopian communities New Harmony Brook Farm The Shakers helping the disabled Rev. Thomas Gallaudet Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe Dorthea Dix women's rights Seneca Falls Convention Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony education Horace Mann William McGuffey Noah Webster temperance American Society for the Promotion of Temperance Neal Dow abolition of slavery American Colonization Society William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglass women's education Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Emma Willard Elizabeth Blackwell ====================================================================