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The research paper topic is: The Age of Reform (1830-1850) and its effect on American society.
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The Age of Reform and its effect on American society
The Age of Reform - the period between 1830 -1850- is of great significance in the history
of the United States. The events that occurred during that period have a great impact even in the
present day America. The reforms that occurred at the period pertained religion, education, the
abolishment of slavery, fighting for the rights of women, and arts (Harding 4). This paper will
examine main events that made up the Age of Reform and look at the significance of those events
in present-day America.
Education is essential but prior this period, the options for any parent who wanted to take
their children to school was to either part with a considerable amount of money as school fees so
their child could go to school or take their children to the school of the poor. Those who could not
do either chose to let their children stay at home. In 1837, Horace Mann; a lawyer, became head
of Massachusetts board of education. While in the position, he made some improvements to the
education system that came to be recognized all over the country. He lengthened the school year,
so the children attended school for six months in a year; he doubled the salary of the teachers, and
come up with better training methods for teachers. In 1839, Massachusetts started a statesponsored school that trained high school graduates to become teachers. By the 1850s, most states
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in America had come to believe in three things, free education, the right to education for all
children, and all teachers should undergo training.
Education for the girl child at this point w...