Progressives of the late 1800s and early 1900s believed the most powerful agent of social change was

Efforts to improve society were not new to the United States in the late 1800s. A major push for change, the Fiirst Reform Era, occurred in the years before the Civil War and included efforts of social activists to reform working conditions and humanizze the treattment of mentally ill people and prisoners.

Others removed themselves from society and attempted to establish utopian communities in which reforms were limited to their participants. The focal point of the early reform period was abolitionism, thee drive to removve what in the eyes of many was the great moral wrong of slavery.

depends on the age of the teen, many believe by the age of 16 a person should know the strong difference between right and wrong along with the difference between risky and immediate death. swimming with sharks might be dangerous but swimming with sharks while bloody meat is attached to you is just insane. even more if you have no idea what you're doing. however, no matter the age, as long as the person is skilled enough and has the mental and physical capacity to control their actions doing whatever sport they put their mind to is all that matters.