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The Age of reform was a time of change. Soon as the century started it was a religious revival, a lot of people started to believe in individualism. As a result the Second Great Awakening occurred, this was a time that the churches was motivating people to come to church. Especially since the sudden decline in the attendance at church. Women normally were the center of the revival of the church, but in the south this was not possible because of the no tolerance attitude that the Southern men contain. Charles Finney was another leader in this the revival of the church preached that through hard work and good deeds, people could find salvation. This lead to the many reform movements during the Age of Reform. The grassroots movements in the Age of Reform was reasonably successful in achieving their goals because women's rights through the Seneca Fall Convention, abolition through the actions of William Lloyd Garrison, public education through the McGuffey's Electric Readers, and prison reform through the efforts of Dorthea Dix.

The grassroots movements was reasonably successful in achieving their goals because of the women's right movement through the Seneca Fall Convention. Women's right during this period was limited, they were a step above a slave. Women's right was increased when Republic Motherhood was introduced. But the women's right still were limited, so the women's right advocates met for the Seneca Falls Convention. This is where women like Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott met to discuss the rights of the women in America. The women at the convention came up with a list called the Declaration of Rights Sentiments, which later included obtaining the right for women to own property. This document stated that all men and women are created equal and they should have the same rights. As a result of this Republic Motherhood was eventually replaced with Cult of Domesticity. Which was similar to Republic Motherhood, but was now more respected by the respected by the men. Women still was unable to vote despite the Declaration of Rights Sentiments. This period was called the antebellum period.

The grassroots movements was reasonably successful in achieving their goals because of abolitionist such as William Lloyd Garrison. There were many abolitionist during the Age of Reform. William Garrison believed in the immediate emancipation of slavery, he wrote about this in the Liberator. He was also head of the American Colonization Society, which was the first organization to help out with the Abolition Movement. The southern was furious at the action of the abolitionists, they felt that the north was taking away their economy. The people in the south hated the abolitionist so much that they attacked Garrison, and killed an abolitionist name Elijah Lovely in Illinois. Also they rebellion of Nat Turner, slave that lead a rebellion in Virginia, lead the southerners to detest Garrison and the other abolitionists. The southern came up with a list of five reasons why the slavery is right, all which had nothing to do with the immoral reasons for it being wrong.

The grassroots movements was reasonably successful in achieving their goals because of public education through the McGuffey's Electric Reader. The McGuffey's Electric Reader was the first book that taught kids reading, writing, and arithmetic. It was the past replica of the present day textbook. Another big player in public education is Horace Mann. He wrote a document called the Common School Journal and the Annual Report. In his document the Common School Journal, Mann pointed out the problems that he had with the public school system. Especially the factor that schools shouldn't remain ignorant and free, he believed in a popular education. Horace Mann also believed that the schools should be diverse. The public school system that Horace Mann set up in Massachusetts became the base of all public school systems in America.

The grassroots movement was reasonably successful in achieving their goals because of prison reform through the efforts of Dorthea Dix. Physical abuse and neglect was the way that they contain control in prisons as well as mental institutes. Dorthea Dix was against the inhuman treatment of the insane. She lead to the humane measures through the discipline and the moral improvements of the inmates. Dorthea Dix encouraged the state governments to provide hospital. She help build the first flock of American mental institutes.

The grassroots movement was reasonably successful in achieving their goals. This is through the action of the many reformers during the Age of Reform. Women's Rights was not completely achieved but they improved a little even though they were still treated like second-class citizens. Abolition was not also completely achieved, William Garrison goal was to emancipate slavery. After the southern was not complying this lead to the creation of the Underground Railroad. The public education reformers were successful, through the actions of Horace Mann and also the McGuffey's Electric Reader. The prison reformers were also successful through the action of Dorthea Dix, whom set up the first generation of American mental asylum.