Category Archives: AP CH 11 – The Pursuit of Perfection (Antebellum Reform)

APUSH – Frederick Douglass – The Hypocrisy of American Slavery

Posted on January 21, 2015 by pmaienknecht

Read the following speech by Frederick Douglass titled “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”. Frederick Douglass (The Hypocrisy of American Slavery) 1.  What does Douglass mean by “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”? 2.  What are his main arguments for this statement? 3. … Continue reading →

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APUSH – Antebellum Revivalism and Reform

Posted on January 20, 2015 by pmaienknecht

Using the resources below and any others you choose (books, internet, etc.) you and your partner are to create a chart outlining the important reformers and reform movements of the Antebellum period.  The way you choose to organize the information … Continue reading →

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APUSH – Dorothea Dix speaks out on behalf of the Insane (1848)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by pmaienknecht

Antebellum reformer Dorothea Dix addresses the Massachusetts legislature about the poor conditions  and treatment of the mentally ill in 1848. Primary source document with a guided question. dorothea-dix-speaks-on-behalf-of-the-insane

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APUSH – The Girls of the Lowell Mills

Posted on January 13, 2015 by pmaienknecht

You will be split into small groups to read and analyze articles set on the Lowell Mills. Your groups task is to briefly explain your article and respond to the following discussion questions.  Assign a group leader to present and … Continue reading →

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APUSH – Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 (women’s suffrage)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by pmaienknecht

This primary source document marked the beginning of the seventy-year struggle for women’s suffrage as Elizabeth Cady Stanton hosted the Seneca Falls Convention for women in up-state New York. In addition, this selection contains reading questions. declaration-of-sentiments-of-the-seneca-falls-convention  

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APUSH – The Cult of Domesticity & True Womanhood

Posted on January 12, 2015 by pmaienknecht

Use the link below to read the following passage. The Cult of Domesticity & True Womanhood Answer the questions below; 1.  Explain the concept of the “Cult of Domesticity”? 2.  What helped to create this view of the roles of … Continue reading →

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APUSH – Abolition & The Women’s Reform Movement

Posted on December 16, 2013 by pmaienknecht

Use the power-point presentation below and create handwritten outline notes over the material covered. Abolition and the Womens Reform Movement

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APUSH – The Intimately Oppressed by Howard Zinn

Posted on January 25, 2013 by pmaienknecht

The link below will take you to chapter 6 “The Intimately Oppressed” by controversial author Howard Zinn’s book History is a Weapon; A People’s History of the United States. The Intimately Oppressed After reading this chapter on the “Cult of … Continue reading →

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APUSH – “The Cult of Domesticity”

Posted on January 24, 2013 by pmaienknecht

The link below will take you to several articles on women’s reform during the Antebellum Era of the mid 1800s.  First read the “background” information, then read your assigned article and answer the questions that coincide with your assigned passage. Cult … Continue reading →

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