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Unit 7: Reform
Question | Answer |
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Reform Movement | A social movement that attempts to make a positive change in society |
Reformer | A person who works towards positive change |
Temperance Movement | Goal: To banned alcohol Leader: Carrie Nation Reason: Men were abusing alcohol which lead to negative health effects for themself and would hurt their wife and children |
Education Reform | Goal: For everyone in the US to have the right to an education Leader: Horace Mann He believed education was the “great equalizer,” meaning that it will give people an equal opportunity for success |
Labor Strikes | Goal: Women were trying to get their original pay back Reason: The mill owners cut the women’s wages (They went on strike to protest the wage cut) Leader: Harriet Hanson |
Abolition Movement | Goal: To banned enslavement Was eventually successful in achieving its goal |
Women’s Suffrage Movement | Goal: Women were trying to gain the rights as men, specifically to vote Was eventually successful in achieving its goal Seneca Falls Convention: The first public meeting about women’s rights in the US |