In the time of 1825-1850‚ United States officials and activists sought to expand the democratic ideals in which the country was founded. Activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as many other women pushed for the right to vote‚ stating that both men and women were created equal‚ and women should be given the right to vote‚ for it was the democratic action to take. Other activists began to create democratic reforms as well‚ fighting to reinforce the ideals the nation so actively prides itself
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class America and was characterized by the need for large scale provisions for the needy‚ a belief in the basic goodness of human nature and the reformers moralistic dogmatism. All these factors drove the reform movements that focused on education‚ temperance‚ morals‚ abolitionism and women’s rights. All of these movements would shape the United States into the nation we know today. Education reform was driven by the change in thought process from viewing children as inherently evil to viewing them as
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Summary Protagoras * In Plato’s dialogue “Protagoras” Socrates tells a companion his experience and interview with a man he deems fairer than Alcibiades. His name is then revealed to be Protagoras. * Protagoras is described as a wise man because if one makes friends with him and gives him money‚ he would make the benefactor as wise as he is himself. From this it can be understood that Protagoras has the gift of speech. He is able to persuade a man as well as have him to whatever he wishes
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divorce‚ and property laws. Many active women’s groups supported the Temperance Movement‚ a campaign to limit or ban the use of alcohol. Many people started to notice how much alcohol was affecting everyday lives: family life was threatened and the workforce was less effective‚ so women started to push to ban alcohol. At the time of the Industrial Revolution‚ women still did not have the right to vote‚ which made passing the temperance movement very difficult‚ but the smart‚ savvy women found ways to
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Introduction: Despite the growth of industry‚ urban centers and immigration‚ America in the late 19th century was still predominantly rural. Seven out of ten people in the United States lived in small towns with populations under 2500 or on farms in 1870. In Indiana‚ the 1880 census reported a population of almost 2 million residents‚ about 55 per square mile‚ 1‚010‚000 men and 968‚000 woman. About three out of four people lived in rural areas. Although much of the study done on woman’s roles during
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the Antebellum era shortly after the Era of Good Feeling had ended‚ Americans sought to expand democratic ideals to result in equality‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. A series of reform movements including religion‚ abolition‚ politics‚ temperance‚ and women’s rights quickly spread throughout America in 1825-1850 to meet those democratic ideals religiously‚ socially‚ and politically that Americans had urged for. The Second Great Awakening was a major religious reform movement that sought
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democratic ideals – those of equality and justice for man. While many did accomplish this‚ such as the educational‚ disciplinary‚ educational‚ feminist and abolitionist movements‚ reforms revolving around governmentally-controlled religion and temperance‚ utopias‚ and nativism ultimately limited the overall democratic ideals of society. The Second Great Awakening inspired many movements that truly did further establish some of the democratic ideals we hold to this day. Many of the moral concepts
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Franklin created a plan to achieve moral perfection. Although finding the task somewhat more difficult than he first imagined he stayed with his convictions and deduced thirteen virtues to improve upon and follow. These virtues were: order‚ silence‚ temperance‚ resolution‚ frugality‚ industry‚ cleanliness‚ tranquility‚ chastity and humility. Now how did he come up with the virtues and what did the virtues consist of? After concocting this ingenious plan towards moral perfection did Franklin ever see
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political tactics. They [the women] succeeded in getting many liquor laws passed nationwide‚ partly thanks to backing from churches as well as industrialists who faced the poor worker‚ absenteeism‚ and productivity. 4. The goals that deals with the temperance movement were fully developed because the 18th amendment has been passed and ratified. Women’s Rights 1. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the ones who led the women’s rights. 2. The primary goal of organization that needs to be
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helping the mentally ill because she saw how they were treated in a Massachusetts prison. Document I shows that the kids that were naughty got put in a juvenile home‚ so they could start to behave themselves‚ and it was like a rehab center. The temperance movement was reform efforts to limit the consumption of alcohol. As shown in Document A‚ around 1840‚ in the antebellum period‚ the annual consumption of alcohol contained in all alcoholic beverages per capita in US gallons was 1 gallon‚ when in
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