Age of Reform, Chapter 5, Section 4
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?
Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.
How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights?
They joined unions. They formed women's suffrage organizations. They won property rights.
Britain abolished slavery..
n 1833, before the United States did.
Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until..
the 1920s.
A major accomplishment of Britain's Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to..
the middle class.
As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because..
working conditions were horrible.
Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform?
Lewis Hine
What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system?
Only five percent of the population was able to vote. Only wealthy landowners were able to vote. Large cities were extremely underrepresented.
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s?
Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
They used force to end union activities.