Generate Explanations

How did the development of settlement houses affect urban American society?

In what ways did labor conditions affect families?

How were society's views of nobles different than those of peasants in 1789 France?

a. Why did reformers believe that the nation needed free public education? b. In what ways was reform activity an outgrowth of women's domestic roles in the early 1800s? c. How did Dorothea Dix's view of the mentally ill influence her work

Identify Cause and Effect

Explain how women and African Americans were affected by the postwar economy.

a. Why did Protestant churches attract new members during the Second Great Awakening? What effect did this have on the churches' structure? b. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening have both positive and negative consequences for African Americans? c. How did the philosophy of transcendentalism reflect democratic ideals?

Analyze the given charts and write which of these principles is protected by the Bill of Rights?

Analyze Information

How did urban gangs that were such a source of tension in the late 1800s reflect wider social problems?

Imagine that you are a reporter in the early 1800s. Write a newspaper article describing the impact that some women and African Americans had on reform movements. Consider: the temperance movement, education reform

Identify the following term or individuals and explain their significance. Catharine Beecher

Contrast

How did President Roosevelt disagree with John Muir about environmental preservation?

Identify and explain: Lyman Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Emma Willard, Mary Lyon, Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix

What reason did Sieyes have for saying the Third Estate was "nothing"?

How did economic factors affect the organization of southern society?