The rapid growth of cities was bringing about overcrowding and crime, as well as a major rise in urban poverty and disease. Social reformers saw these things and felt compelled to work to eradicate them, or at least put measures in place to help deal with them.
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urban families had more opportunity for diverse leisure activities than did rural families
They tried to reform it by passing laws that outlawed monopolies and trusts.
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Important reform movements in America during the mid-1800s include: the Second Great Awakening (Christian revival movement), Women's Reform & Abolition (women & blacks faced many restrictions, setbacks & limitations that segregated & oppressed them in society).
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Dorthea Dix advocated for prison reform in the 1800s. She wanted better facilities and treatment, also for asylums.
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Economic reform movements developed in the late 1800 because in the late 1800s farmers experienced great economic hardships, suffering from falling prices and rising costs.
urban families had more opportunity for diverse leisure activities than did rural families
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