8X 11-17-2016 Thursday Reforming Society Objective: Describe the cause and effects of reform movements in America during the 19th century. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: Discuss homework answers Read Chapter 14.3 “Reforming Society” - page 453 #5 Homework: Table: What were the political, economic, social, and intellectual impact of the Industrial Revolution on the United States? Was it good or bad for the country? Discussion tomorrow
Relationship between Industrial Revolution and Reform Reform: making society better Industrial Revolution: period of rapid growth in using machines to manufacture goods. Industrial Revolution created poor and unsafe working conditions. Reformers tried to improve the bad working conditions created by the Industrial Revolution??????
Prison and Mental Health Leaders: Dorothea Dix, Josiah Quincy Accomplishments: - facilities were built for mentally ill people Children got more fair punishments because before they had the same punishments as adults Also houses and schools were built for runaway children and orphans Temperance Leaders: Minister Lyman Beecher, American Temperance Society, women in the middle class Accomplishments: publicized and made alcoholism a public issue Education Leaders: Horace Mann, William Holmes McGuffy Accomplishments:Perkins School for the Blind, Raised teacher salaries, doubled school budget, training school for teachers, raised standards for education, lengthened the school year.