ThCentury Reforms 1. Of the Utopian communities which wanted to separate themselves from the new world of industrialization, the most famous of which was what? 2. What was a fatal flaw of the Shakers (in terms of keeping the group going)? (circle) a. Living in nice houses b. Celibacy c. Dancing 3. Another big group to come out of this religious fervor was that of the Latter Day Saints or what common name for this group? 4. Most of the reform movements of this time period were linked to religion and this was referred to as what? 5. These religious awakenings were all denominations of what branch of Christianity? 6. The reform movements grew out of the belief that perfection could be achieved both personally & community wide by removing temptations to have a truly free society, leading to what particular reform platform? (circle) a. Temperance b. Prison Reform c. Cutting out sugar 7. What groups of people are going to have a real issue with these reform movements? 8. Public school houses which were led by the ideas of Horace Mann were called what?

1. The most famous was the shaker communities

2. B. Celibacy

3. The common name for the Latter Day Saints was The Mormons

4. It was referred to as The Great Awakening

5. They were Protestants and the Catholics

6. A. Temperance

7. Americans

8. They were called the The Common Schools

Explanation:

The 19th century was a time for social reform in the United States. Some historians have even labeled the period from 1830 to 1850 as the “Age of Reform.”

The Age of Reform was when the United States was changing society in multiple different ways, regarding new behavioral expectations for men and women, suffrage for women, abolitionism, etc. Basically, this was an era in which America was attempting to make changes for the better.

Major movements of the time fought for women’s suffrage, limits on child labor, abolition, temperance, and prison reform.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.