Social Reform quiz Flashcards
Study for the social reform quiz (20 cards)
What does reform mean
To make changes in order to improve something
What does abolition mean
The movement to end slavery
What does suffrage or woman suffrage mean
The right for (women) to vote
What does temperance mean
Movement to stop the drinking of alcohol/ having little to no alcohol
What does coeducation mean
Boys and girls learning together
What does civil disobedience mean
Peacefully disobeying laws as a form of protest
Who were important people during this time (abolitionist)
Fredrick Douglass, Grimke Sisters, W.L. Garrison, H.B. Stowe
Who were important people during this time (suffrage)
L. Mott, E. Cady- Stanton, and Fredrick Douglass
What did Fredrick Douglass do to help his reform movement - abolitionist
Gave speeches and wrote an autobiography about his life as a slave
What did the Grimke sisters do to help their reform movement
Spoke out against slavery and wrote letters to support abolition
What did William Lloyd Garrison do to help his reform movement
Published an anti- slavery news paper called “The Liberator”
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to help her reform movement
Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to show how bad slavery was
What did Lucretia Mott do to help her reform movement
Helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights
What did Elizabeth Cady Stantion do to help her reform movement
Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and led women’s rights movements
What did Fredrick Douglass do to help his reform movement - suffrage
Supported women’s suffrage and spoke at Seneca Falls convention
What was the goal on the Religion reform movement
To encourage people to improve society through strong morals and religious revival (Second Great Awakening)
What was the goal of the Education reform movement
To give all children access to free public education
What was the goal of the Culture reform movement
To improve American society through art, literature, and new ideas like transcendentalism
What was the goal of the Abolition movement
To end slavery in the United States
What was the goal of the Women’s Rights movement
To give women equal rights, including the right to vote (suffrage)
