Reform movements in the U.S. sought to expand democratic ideals through the facilitation of ideas like abolitionism, women's rights, equal treatment, temperance, universal suffrage, and the overall more accepting nature of religion following the Second Great Awakening. The reform crusades created a greater awareness of the rights of others and created a substantially more accepting environment in the United States. The women's rights movement sought to expand democratic ideals by extending the right to vote to others besides white men to allow their voices to be heard and to allow women the same inalienable rights as men. The temperance movement was similar in nature because it sought to improve the social conditions both inside and outside
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Another notable aspect of this document is that Finney calls his congregation to go out and evangelize in the form of reformation, and he articulates that through reformation, salvation and conversion will come. Document A also references drunkards, which shows is connection with the temperance movement as well. It is noteworthy that Finney had a large hand in the Women's Rights movement as well, as he was the president of Oberlin College when it became the first college to admit women. Finney saw the evil in the world and felt that reform was the path to salvation. Similarly, Document F encourages cooperation over competition and seeks to avoid the pursuit of wealth and selfishness in favor of a supportive system that allows for life in harmony with God's wishes. Document F also asserts that everyone is equal, which is a big idea of the reform crusades, and also the beginning of movements towards socialist thought, which was gaining ground at the time. Both of the aforementioned documents present a new way of thinking about how society relates with god. This era signifies the end of the conversion crusades and the beginning of …show more content…
is the expansion of suffrage. This expanded democratic ideals simply by the idea that people besides white men had opinions and that suffrage was an unalienable right. Document H illustrates this idea because Stanton challenges the status quo of the time by pointing out the inferior position of women in society and justifying change with the Declaration of Independence, which is the democratic foundation of the American government. Stanton asserts that women should have suffrage because the right of every citizen to vote is one of the basic values of democracy. Stanton, along with many other women, was tired of being inferior in society and were ready to make a change. In contrast to Document H, Document D makes the assertion that suffrage should be more restricted than ever. Morse, a nativist, presents the argument that suffrage for immigrants jeopardizes democracy because immigrants are voting on behalf of their priests. This is most likely a reference to the catholic immigrants from Ireland and the strong anti-catholic sentiment in the U.S at the time. Therefore, while the extension of suffrage was definitely an expansion of democratic ideals, nativists like Morse thought it was too much of a good
Another notable aspect of this document is that Finney calls his congregation to go out and evangelize in the form of reformation, and he articulates that through reformation, salvation and conversion will come. Document A also references drunkards, which shows is connection with the temperance movement as well. It is noteworthy that Finney had a large hand in the Women's Rights movement as well, as he was the president of Oberlin College when it became the first college to admit women. Finney saw the evil in the world and felt that reform was the path to salvation. Similarly, Document F encourages cooperation over competition and seeks to avoid the pursuit of wealth and selfishness in favor of a supportive system that allows for life in harmony with God's wishes. Document F also asserts that everyone is equal, which is a big idea of the reform crusades, and also the beginning of movements towards socialist thought, which was gaining ground at the time. Both of the aforementioned documents present a new way of thinking about how society relates with god. This era signifies the end of the conversion crusades and the beginning of …show more content…
is the expansion of suffrage. This expanded democratic ideals simply by the idea that people besides white men had opinions and that suffrage was an unalienable right. Document H illustrates this idea because Stanton challenges the status quo of the time by pointing out the inferior position of women in society and justifying change with the Declaration of Independence, which is the democratic foundation of the American government. Stanton asserts that women should have suffrage because the right of every citizen to vote is one of the basic values of democracy. Stanton, along with many other women, was tired of being inferior in society and were ready to make a change. In contrast to Document H, Document D makes the assertion that suffrage should be more restricted than ever. Morse, a nativist, presents the argument that suffrage for immigrants jeopardizes democracy because immigrants are voting on behalf of their priests. This is most likely a reference to the catholic immigrants from Ireland and the strong anti-catholic sentiment in the U.S at the time. Therefore, while the extension of suffrage was definitely an expansion of democratic ideals, nativists like Morse thought it was too much of a good