Daily Archives: January 20, 2015

APUSH – Antebellum Revivalism and Reform

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)

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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