Reform Movements: Religion, Education & Public Action — Drills · Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter: Expansion, Slavery & ReformWhat these drills covers
By the end of Reform Movements: Religion, Education & Public Action you should be able to:
- I can explain what the Second Great Awakening changed about religious belief.
- I can connect that change to the reform movements of the 1830s and 1840s.
- I can describe what common schools were and what Horace Mann argued.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, primary source, interpretation, reform, voluntary association.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Petitions, lectures, newspapers, meetings, and associations are examples; explain their connection to a particular decision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
An overall increase can conceal continued exclusion, unequal resources, or different experiences among affected people.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Implementation, resources, access, enforcement, and unintended effects determine outcomes. Compare the aim with evidence about the actual change.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Yes. More people can enroll while some categories remain barred or underserved. Compare who gained access and who did not under the specified rules.