1. "I proceed, Gentlemen, briefly to call your attention to the present state of Insane Persons confined within this Commonwealth, in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens/ Chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed intoobedience! . T have the verbal and written testimony of many officers of this Commonwealth ... that the occupation of prisons for the detention of lunatics and of idiots is, under all circumstances, an evil, subversive alike of good order, strict discipline, and good morals. . ..I conclude with expressing the hope that the wisdom of our Legislature may devise a remedy for the evils now attending the unfortunate pauper lunatic and idiot.Dorothea Dix, Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1843Which of the following antebellum era historical developments most directly contributed to efforts such as those described in the excerpt?a. The Second Great Awakeningb. The growing population of laboring poorc. The emergence of a women's rights movementd. The changes resulting from the Market Revolution

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