Reform Movement of Antebellum America. Name Institution The Antebellum American period is argued to have been between the years 1787 to the period just before the Civil War, but there seems to be a consensus that it took place from 1812. A reform movement is based on liberal idealisms, and it is different from a revolutionary kind of movement. This period saw the formation of the United Stated Constitution in Philadelphia in the year 1787 after the Articles of Confederation failed to maintain a stable economy. According to Carwardine (1997), the religious revival that took place stirred many reforms and the realization that an individual could relate with God without a spiritual leader...
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