Crash Course 19th Century Reforms PDF

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Crash Course 19th Century Reforms Shift to a industrial economy Utopian Communities were formed Rare Second Great Awakening Camp meetings in New York 2,000 to 40,000 ministers 3 main points Overwhelmingly protestant Many of these reformers believed in perfectionism Many reform movements were based in different means of freedom True freedom was self control and disciplined Free from temptation to drink booze not free to drink booze Ayslums were freedom apparently Abolitionism People wanted to send black people back to Africa Most free blacks opposed the idea William Lloyd Garrison said constitution was pact with devil Slavery is a sin and many northerners were aligned with this view Many didn’t share this view thats why slavery was not abolished Fredrick Douglas was most famous abolitionism Uncle Toms Cabin was so important Pushed all other reform movements to the side Womens 19 Century Reform Women’s place was the home Non-Market Values Love Friendship Mutual Obligation Only low paying work was availble to them Seamstresses, Factories, Teaching etc. Respectable women should stay at home Temperance (abstinence from alcohol) movement were more powerful ally against alc if they could vote Uncle toms cabin humanized slaves to such a degree that it banished the book in the south Like abolonism it was a national movement Secondly it was a middle class effort...