Reform

A detailed Summary of Reform


During the 1820s and 1830s the Education franchise was so big is needed to be expanded. The current schools established were teaching the 3 R's (reading, writing, and arithmetic) and teaching ages 3-8. But they needed more. In 1827 the first high school was made and a bound base curriculum to base it on. Then in 1837 Horace Mann came and changed schools for the better. He 1. Made longer school years, 2. Trained teachers, 3. Created Grade School, 4. Made Attendance necessary, 5. Increased State funding.

The education reform was considered positive in many ways, but there were also downfalls to it such as it was not as popular in the south. Even though the south had a very high illiteracy rate it still was not as popular. It also was discriminating against African Americans because of laws against education o


Harriet Tubman- Freed 300 + Slaves in the Underground Railroad

The leading abolitionist of the slavery reform was William Lloyd Garrison. He created the Liberty party, burned the pro-slavery views in the constitution, and created the American Anti-slavery society.

Leading Abolitionists against Slavery

The treatment of the mentally ill was not always the best conditions, at times, in harsh settings; criminals and mentally ill patients were often crowded together in small spaces. People felt that they should be introduced to a better environment. Dorothy Dix was the leader of the movement to help the mentally ill.

The American colonization society made a 'slave haven' in Liberia in which they would house freed black slaves. This was ineffective because slavery was growing so much in southern America, the 12,00

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