Reform Movements Emerged in America in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in Part

Reform movements emerged in America in the mid-nineteenth century in part because of a

A) pessimistic assumption in the natural weakness of individuals.
B) desire for social stability and discipline in the face of change.
C) belief that society needed to break free from its old traditions.
D) fear that civil war was going to engulf the nation.
E) declining importance placed on religious piety.