Module 13: Chapter 13 Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860
Section outline
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Image from Chapter 13 of U.S. History (opens in new window) from OpenStax, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0 with the image information: The masthead of The Liberator, by Hammatt Billings in 1850, highlights the religious aspect of antislavery crusades. The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison, one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in the United States.In the last module, you learned how slavery was intricately connected to most economic, political, social, and cultural developments in the antebellum south. In this module, you will study a number of reform movements that emerged during those same years. Most of these reform movements expressed idealism and optimism that serious problems could be fixed in America. A Second Great Awakening, communal experiments including attempts at socialism, different approaches to slavery like colonization and abolition, and an early attempt at a women's rights movement make up some of the more important parts of the chapter.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:- Recognize the connection between evangelical Protestantism and the Second Great Awakening and the message of the transcendentalists. (CO 1 and 2)
- Demonstrate knowledge of the utopian groups of the antebellum era. (CO 1 and 2)
- Identify some of the developments in health reforms during the antebellum period and some of the key facts about the temperance movement. (CO 1 and 2)
- Show knowledge of the historical efforts to reform the institution of slavery and/or the abolitionist movement in the early to mid-nineteenth century. (CO 1 and 2)
- Recognize the connections between abolition, reform, and antebellum feminism. (CO 1 and 2)
- (Assignment Only): Write a short essay discussing the early women's movement. (CO 1-3)
To achieve these objectives:
- Read the Module 13 Introduction above.
- Read and view the materials in the Module 13 Pressbooks book below
- View the Chapter 13 PowerPoint below
- Complete Module 13 quizzes/assignments/discussion boards based on chapter reading and PowerPoint.
Module Pressbooks Resources and Activities
You will find the following resources and activities in this module at the Pressbooks website. Click on the links below to access or complete each item.
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