The reforms that led up to the civil war

By charhodgson

  • Womens Suffarge/ womens rights movements

    Womens Suffarge/ womens rights movements
    The Women's rights movements began as a way for women to advocate for themselves, ask and fight for rights and equality, such as the right to vote, attend school, work, etc. After many challenging years women began to obtain these rights, women gained the right to attend school in the late 1800s, and work in the early 1800s. Women such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Matilda J Gage, Abby K Foster, and many more women were the biggest supporters of this movement often being the leaders.

  • The Relgious reform

    The Relgious reform
    The religious reform began at the beginning of the second great awakening when people began to notice that the religious beliefs that they were following were outdated and were often the same ones that were brought over from Europe, this resulted in new religions being created, or the older ones receiving readjustments to their morals and values.

  • The abolition movements

    The abolition movements
    In 1820 when the Missouri compromise allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state which kickstarted the anti-slavery movements in the north, during the second great awakening many more people in the north began to oppose slavery and work towards having it abolished and having those who were enslaved freed during the 1830s.

  • The education reform

    The education reform
    The Education Reform began in the 1850s as a way to make education more accessible to those of a lower economic class in order to ensure that the new generations wouldn't be "dangerous" and would have the necessary skills for the workforce. Horace Mann is to thank for the reform of education, he advocated and ensured that teachers were trained and paid more, schoolhouses were safer, and the learning material was more accurate, and that public schooling was free for nearly any child.

  • The fugitive slave act of 1850

    The fugitive slave act of 1850
    The fugitive slave act was a part of the compromise of 1850, this act stated that any runaway slaves must be returned to their owners even if they had run away to a free state. The act also offered rewards to anyone who turned in fugitive slaves.