Your paper needs to address each one of the questions below. Don't forget to use these questions to guide your note taking!
What did each movement hope to change?
When did each movement take place?
Who were the major participants in each movement? (individual people and groups)
Who fought against each movement and why?
Was there any overlap in participants?
What were similarities between the two movements? (think about how participants protested, how they recruited others, what types of people fought for this reform - race, color, creed, sex, ses)
What were the major differences? (think about how participants protested, how they recruited others, what types of people fought for this reform - race, color, creed, sex, ses)
Were either of these two movements permanently successful?
Other important things to think about and include:
What else was historically taking place in society that may have affected the movement? (think about finances, wars, relations with other countries, migrations)
What role does the US Constitution play in these histories?
Do either of the reform movements you chose affect us today?
