Chapter 15

What is social reform? Kick off Based on your knowledge, what is social reform. Provide an example of some social reform that is going on today.

Religion, Education and Helping People with Disabilities The Second Great Awakening Revivals – religious meetings where people pray, sing, weep and shout. Utopias – idealistic perfect societies, Mormons were the most successful. Lyman Beecher and Temperance – Beecher called for people to drink little or no alcohol, would warn people of the danger of consumption of alcohol.

Religion, Education and Helping People with Disabilities Schools had little money and teachers had very little training. Some people did not like compulsory education. Girls were often not sent to school. Many schools denied African Americans the right to attend. Horace Mann – started the first ever “normal school” which was a school to train high school graduates to become teachers.

Religion, Education and Helping People with Disabilities Thomas Gallaudet – Opened a school for the deaf and taught those who were hard of hearing. Samuel Gridley Howe – began printing books in braille Dorothea Dix – Began educating the public on poor prison conditions and taught the prisoners with mental illnesses.

What is social reform? Wrap up Turn in Page 413 # 2-4 In your notebook, define Transcendentalism and explain what the reforms in literature and art was in the 1800’s.

How did the abolition movement begin? Kick off What is abolition?

Early Feelings and Relocation Attempts The Early Movement Before the American Revolution, there were some Americans that wanted to end slavery. The original idea was to end slave trade and then over time slavery would die out. In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention it was decided that each state would have the ability to decide for themselves on the issue of slavery. By the early 1800’s the northern states had ended slavery, while the southern states saw an increase in the use of slaves with the higher demands for cotton. With the social reform movement of the mid 1800’s the antislavery movement got momentum.

Page 413 #1 Page 420 #1, 2, and 4 The Colonization Plan What was the colonization plan? Was this plan successful in ending slavery? Page 415 # 1-2 Page 413 #1 Page 420 #1, 2, and 4

How did writing impact the antislavery movement? Read page 416 – 418 (do not read about the underground railroad yet) In at least 3 paragraphs write an article that you think could have be included in The Liberator. Remember the goal of The Liberator And look to the reading for ideas as to what would have been read in the newspaper.

What was the Underground Railroad? Kick off What do you already know about the underground railroad?

Escape Routes Abolitionists risked prison and death to help African Americans escape slavery. The Underground Railroad was an escape route from the South to the North. The route was made up of barns, basements, and attics where the escaping African Americans could hide out in during the day. The escapees would travel at night. In total the Underground Railroad helped as many 100,000 enslaved people escape.

How did the abolition movement begin? Wrap up Read pages 426-427 on Frederick Douglas Answer questions 1-3 on page 427 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMd5G4RpFLk

What was the Underground Railroad? Wrap Up Why was the Underground Railroad called a “railroad” if it did not involve trains?

5 Minute Study Chapter 15 Lesson 1 – 2 Quiz

What did women do to gain equal rights? Kick off Page 422 Infographic #1-2

Reforming Women’s Rights Seneca Falls Convention 1848 300 people attended 40 were men Discussed the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions which called for an end to laws that discriminated against women. Elizabeth Stanton demanded women’s suffrage (suffrage is the right to vote). Frederick Douglas supported her in this demand. The Declaration of Sentiments began with the words of the Declaration of Independence, but with the words “and women” added after men.

Susan B Anthony wanted coeducation – where males and females could learn in the same classroom. In 1890 Wyoming was the first state to allow women suffrage.

Wrap Up List 2 forms of social reform from the chapter. Explain reasons why people were against each of these forms of reform. List and think about a current social reform. Then explain why people in society are currently against it.

Chapter 15 Review On a separate Sheet of Paper Complete Page 429 – 430 # 1-11 1-8 Copy the question and the correct answer. 9-11 Complete sentences.

How did the government affect slavery? Kick off List 3-5 laws that we have already learned that the government made about slavery. Page 435 #1-2

Politics and Slavery Read Chapter 16 Lesson 1 Complete page 438 #1-6 Complete Sentences

How did the government affect slavery? Wrap up On a separate paper complete #7 on page 438 Include at least 10 dialog points.

Chapter 16 – Towards Civil War

Compromising Over Slavery Kick off Geography Connection Page 437

What new debates were being discussed in the 1840’s regarding new territories? What opposing sides led to the Compromise of 1850 developing? What was the final compromise? Describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act. How did this act affect the Country? Define Popular Sovereignty.

To Turn in and act out in front of class!!! Create a 15-20 conversation point dialogue between two people. You must be discussing the issues of popular sovereignty and the Kansas-Nebraska act. One will defend the policy and one oppose it. “Hey, what’s up?” “Not much.”– will not count towards the 15-20

Challenges to Slavery Look at the map on page 440 of the Election of 1856. Then answer the two questions.

Dred Scott case Take notes on the case as we watch the video.

Dred Scott v. Sandford Use your notes and read about the case on page 441 Design 2 Newspaper front covers to announce and inform the people of the decision made by the Supreme Court. One to be published in the NORTH and one to be published in the SOUTH Include – News Paper Title – Date - Picture – Headline – Article introduction.

Republicans gain control. Create a timeline in your notebook that includes the following dates: October 1859 November 1860 December 1860 February 1861 March 1861 April 1861 *Use pages 443 - 449