Explain why the reform efforts of the 1800s can be seen as a natural progression within american society

The age of reform was characterized by a rage for improvements in the conditions and/or the treatments of certain groups of people who had been neglected by society, such as slaves, women and the physically disabled. This awakening in American society can be seen as a natural progression since it represents the evolution of civilization and the birth of the Americans' consciousness as a whole.

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