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| MAKING CONNECTIONS | Recognize the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters by answering these questions. |
ACROSS TIME AND PLACE Did the era of reform (1820–1860) increase or diminish the extent of social and cultural freedom that existed during the Revolutionary era (1770–1820)?
VISUAL EVIDENCE Compare the cheerful depiction of the young woman in the watercolor depicting “night life in Philadelphia” with the thoughtful or intense expression on the faces of the social reformers depicted in this chapter (Emerson, Fuller, and Stanton and Anthony). Given their beliefs, would those reformers have approved or disapproved of the conduct of the young Philadelphia woman? Explain your reasoning.