Reformers in the antebellum era were concerned about the lack of religion‚ women’s rights‚ slavery and numerous other social reforms. These important issues were tackled by eloquent speakers like Charles Finney who jump started the Second Great Awakening‚ and people who noticed that they way the people in power were handing things was wrong‚ like Dorothea Dix who created reforms for the mentally ill. The people in the antebellum era made a difference by realizing The Second Great Awakening was a
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The period I chose to focus on was the Antebellum Period of 1789-1812. From this period the three things I chose to touch upon were the Cotton Gin‚ Early Industrialization and the Rise in Manufacturing in the North‚ and the canal system during the Antebellum Period in American history. This period is considered to be the period right before the civil war and after the War of 1812. It was described by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters
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During the time period between 1825-1850‚ known as the Antebellum Period‚ the series of reform movements that emerged sought to democratic ideals of equality‚ liberty‚ the right to vote‚ and a more centralized government. The Second Great Awakening‚ one of many religious reforms‚ expanded equality through the belief that everyone could attain salvation through hard work and faith. The Second Great Awakening was the spark for many of the other reform movements‚ such as Temperance‚ Women’s Rights
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During the Progressive Era from 1900 to1920‚ the reformers and the federal government were very successful in bringing reform at a national level. This reform movement had the most influential reformers and worked more closely with the federal government than any other previous reform movement in American history. Although not every single sect of the progressive movement made significant gains‚ the regulation of corporations‚ the fight against child labor and the rights of women were three
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24‚ 2014 Antebellum Era Ignorance can be used as a tool to become captive of others. Slavery seems to depend very much on keeping slaves unenlightened. Douglass’s Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglas shows how slave owners carry on slavery‚ by keeping their slaves uneducated and ignorant. During the antebellum Era‚ many believed that being a slaveholder was a natural and correct. Justice and human rights did not exist for those‚ whom were in slavery during the antebellum era. Many of
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To describe a typical woman’s life during the antebellum era would be a gross oversimplification of the varying lives of women based on social status and structure. Women of wealth‚ common white women and enslaved women conducted their lives as an adaptation to domestic sphere and social sphere which influenced their roles. While the cult of domesticity remained intact‚ the role of southern women differed drastically among social classes. From organizing and hosting large gatherings to long hours
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adults. However‚ during the 1800s‚ children weren’t so lucky until the Age Of Reform began. During the Antebellum period‚ many more schools were added around the country‚ changing education as we know it. These new schools included education opportunities for the deaf‚ blind and disabled‚ that made life much easier for them. The addition of schools for students with disabilities in the antebellum era gave students
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Antebellum Period Your Name here A research study on slavery of African American during Antebellum Era African American Studies 15 November‚ 2013 Antebellum (in Latin is pre-war) period (1781-1860) is an era of great upheaval and turbulence. The American Revolution concluded at the siege of Yorktown (1871)‚ and southern States of America became major source of political and economic force in the building of American Union and Nation. However‚ Southern States‚ cotton states
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Although segregation and uniformity dominated the societal values of the South during the antebellum era‚ one of the defining characteristics which surfaced during this time period for the predominately white society is that of diversity. Due to a variety of factors including a wide economic divide‚ mixed political views‚ and differing attitudes toward the controversial issue of slavery‚ the class system of the white South could be divided into four social groups. These social groups consisted of
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As the antebellum era came to an end‚ the issue of slavery became more controversial among the Union. Along the expansion of US territory came the debate on the status of slavery in the newly acquired territory. Laws and legislatures attempted establish its status in a way that pleased both Northerners and Southerners‚ but after the creation of the Confederacy‚ the Civil War was inevitable. During the latter part of the antebellum era‚ reforms such as the Compromise of 1850‚ the Fugitive Slave Act
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