In the mid-1800s, the reform impulse in the United States included the idea that

A) man is essentially good and capable of positive change
B) man is inherently wicked, and nothing can be done to alter his dismal fate
C) America has achieved near-perfection and needs only to preserve its virtue
D) working-class citizens need to help themselves


Ans: A) man is essentially good and capable of positive change

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