" What does the word reform mean? Can you think of an example of a reform today? Why might religion inspire people to try to change society? What do you think schools were like in the early 1800s compared to today? What challenges do you think women faced in the 1800s? What do you think would happen if only a few people were educated in America? Why do you think that women fought for equality and to vote? What do you think life would be like if you didn't have to work in a city? What does community mean to you?"

Which reform movement in the game did you find most impactful, and why? How did the ideas of Charles G. Finney show the connection between religion and social change? What problems in education did Horace Mann try to solve, and do any still exist today? What message from Sojourner Truth’s speech stood out to you the most? Why do you think Brook Farms ultimately failed? Do you agree or disagree that when everyone is educated, that is *true democracy*? How were the struggles for women's rights similar to the struggles of Black people in the mid-1800s? How were they different?