- A defining characteristic of the reform era is:
• Efforts were made to improve conditions in society.
- The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to:
• discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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What is a defining characteristic of the reform era?
(1 point)
• The U.S. acquired more land to improve the economy.
• . Regions of the U.S. disagreed over slavery.
• . The Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution.
• Efforts were made to improve conditions in society.
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Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
We have only to look about us in this great city, to observe the traces of the deadly influence of intemperance. Everywhere, we face crime, disease and death, all testify to the necessity of the prosecution of the cause, of steadfast and unwavering effort and prompt action to lead to complete success.
-Charles C. Burleigh, address to the Whole World's Temperance Convention, 1853
The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to -
(1 point)
• end the international slave trade
• establish strict limits on immigration
• expose corruption in the federal government
• discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages
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