Early 19 th Century Reform Movements Historical Background  Antebellum Period  Political, social and economic change  Second Great Awakening ★ All sections of the U.S. were influenced by the message of the Second Great Awakening, but in the North it inspired reform movements.

The Big Four Reforms Abolitionist Movement Women’s Rights Movement Temperance Movement Public Education William Lloyd Garrison, 1879 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1880 Carrie Nation, 1910 Horace Mann, 1850

Enduring Understandings 1.The most successful reforms had a broad base of support. 2.Successful reforms were enacted at the state level in the north and west. 3.By the 1850’s, the reform movement was overshadowed by the crisis over slavery. Good luck on the Exam!