LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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to make a change to something in order to improve it
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to create something new
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the time period directly after a major war
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the right to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -: to put or change into an improved form or condition. : to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses. : to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. [noncount] : the improvement of something by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc. A group of senators are calling for reform of the nation’s health-care system. economic/educational/political/tax reform. a reform movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reform means making some changes so that the system functions in a better way. These reforms could be in any sphere like social, economics etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -2.2 The notion of reform has been around in society since 1663. The Oxford English Dictionary provides a definition of reform as “ The amendment, or altering for the better, of some faulty state of things, esp. of a corrupt or oppressive political institution or practice; the removal of some abuse or wrong” (Reform).
Detailed explanation-5: -: the act or process of amending or improving one’s character or habits : the act or process of reforming oneself.