Reform, religion, culture, and resistance in antebellum America

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Explain how the Second Great Awakening influenced religion, individualism, and social reform in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Analyze the goals and methods of major reform movements, including temperance, public education, asylum and prison reform, and efforts to improve the status of women.
Explain the origins and significance of the early women’s rights movement, including the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments.

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Analyze how reformers and critics used moral, religious, and republican language to challenge social problems and inequality.

Evaluate forms of resistance among marginalized groups, including resistance to removal, slavery, and restrictive gender norms.

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