Question 1

A major change in attitudes toward prisons during the 1830s was the idea that prisoners could be rehabilitated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following did Unitarianism stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  reason and conscience 
B)  creeds and confessions 
C)  belief in the Holy Trinity 
D)  ritualistic practices 
E)  belief in prophecy and miracles 
A)  reason and conscience 
B)  creeds and confessions 
C)  belief in the Holy Trinity 
D)  ritualistic practices 
E)  belief in prophecy and miracles A

Question 3

Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.

Accepted Answer

Before 1830, the southern defense of slavery was largely based on economic and social justifications. Southerners argued that slavery was necessary for the success of their agricultural economy, particularly in the production of cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops. They also claimed that slavery was a natural and necessary institution for maintaining social order and racial hierarchy.

After 1830, the southern defense of slavery became more entrenched and defensive in response to growing abolitionist movements in the North. Southerners began to emphasize the idea of slavery as a positive good, arguing that it was beneficial for both enslaved people and slaveholders. They also increasingly relied on pro-slavery interpretations of Christianity and the Bible to justify the institution.

Additionally, the southern defense of slavery became more aggressive and militant after 1830, with the passage of pro-slavery legislation such as the Fugitive Slave Act and the expansion of slavery into new territories. This period also saw the rise of pro-slavery intellectuals and politicians who sought to legitimize and defend the institution of slavery in the face of growing opposition. Overall, the southern defense of slavery became more extreme and uncompromising in the decades leading up to the Civil War.

Question 4

John C. Calhoun argued that enslaved African Americans should be immediately emancipated because the moral costs of slavery far outweighed the economic costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why were the working poor attracted to Universalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged sinning. 
B)  It advocated for slavery and white superiority. 
C)  It claimed that God had already determined people's fates. 
D)  It stressed the possibility of salvation for all people. 
E)  It claimed that eternal punishment for sinners was not all that bad. 
A)  It encouraged sinning. 
B)  It advocated for slavery and white superiority. 
C)  It claimed that God had already determined people's fates. 
D)  It stressed the possibility of salvation for all people. 
E)  It claimed that eternal punishment for sinners was not all that bad.

Question 6

Discuss how western expansion, increased democracy, and the Second Great Awakening all influenced each other.

Accepted Answer

Western expansion, increased democracy,

Question 7

Evaluate the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Which of the methods were most effective? Why?

Accepted Answer

The abolitionist movement was a social a

Question 8

Which of the following was an action taken by Sojourner Truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  advocating for a resumption of New York's colonial slave laws 
B)  speaking publicly for women's rights and abolition 
C)  formally ending the plantation system 
D)  massacring slave masters 
E)  helping found the African nation of Liberia 
A)  advocating for a resumption of New York's colonial slave laws 
B)  speaking publicly for women's rights and abolition 
C)  formally ending the plantation system 
D)  massacring slave masters 
E)  helping found the African nation of Liberia

Question 9

Which of the following writers was the most original of the New England poets, led a solitary lifestyle, and explored abstract themes such as life, death, fear, and the withdrawal of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edgar Allan Poe 
B)  Emily Dickinson 
C)  Walt Whitman 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
E)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
A)  Edgar Allan Poe 
B)  Emily Dickinson 
C)  Walt Whitman 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
E)  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 10

Horace Mann was a notable promoter of public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The intellectual defenses of slavery in the South admitted that the institution offered no benefits to blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match each description with the item below.
-Julia Ward Howe

Accepted Answer

A) was able to devote most of her attention as an unmarried woman to the women's movement and organized the Seneca Falls Convention 
B) was the most successful circuit rider and went on to run for Congress against Abraham Lincoln 
C) gave riveting speeches against slavery, became the first woman officer in the American Anti-Slavery Society, and championed women's rights and temperance 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer to equated cleanliness, hard work, and chastity with saintliness 
E) gathered a group of "Perfectionists" in Vermont, banned private property, and proclaimed a new doctrine called "complex marriage"
F)was a poet who would become a leader of the women's suffrage movement after her oppressive husband's death
G)was a leading but controversial health reformer who promoted a strict diet and discouraged sexual activity
H)advocated for the reform of insane asylums and proved the most important figure in boosting awareness of the plight of the mentally ill
I)was an escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocate, a traveling speaker, and the best-known man of color in America
J)was a former slave who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and helped runaway slaves cross the border into Canada 
A) was able to devote most of her attention as an unmarried woman to the women's movement and organized the Seneca Falls Convention 
B) was the most successful circuit rider and went on to run for Congress against Abraham Lincoln 
C) gave riveting speeches against slavery, became the first woman officer in the American Anti-Slavery Society, and championed women's rights and temperance 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer to equated cleanliness, hard work, and chastity with saintliness 
E) gathered a group of "Perfectionists" in Vermont, banned private property, and proclaimed a new doctrine called "complex marriage"
F)was a poet who would become a leader of the women's suffrage movement after her oppressive husband's death
G)was a leading but controversial health reformer who promoted a strict diet and discouraged sexual activity
H)advocated for the reform of insane asylums and proved the most important figure in boosting awareness of the plight of the mentally ill
I)was an escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocate, a traveling speaker, and the best-known man of color in America
J)was a former slave who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and helped runaway slaves cross the border into Canada

Question 13

Which of the following writers believed wealth made people slaves to materialism, penned the American classic Walden, and came to be an inspiration of the environmental movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edgar Allan Poe 
B)  Emily Dickinson 
C)  Walt Whitman 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
E)  Henry David Thoreau 
A)  Edgar Allan Poe 
B)  Emily Dickinson 
C)  Walt Whitman 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
E)  Henry David Thoreau

Question 14

Describe the various religious movements of the era-the rational religions, the Second Great Awakening, the Mormons, and so on-characterizing the origin and adherents of each.

Accepted Answer

The era of the 19th century saw the rise

Question 15

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All within the context of the expansion of democracy, discuss the emergence of the popular press, the giants of American literature, and the growth of public education.

Accepted Answer

The expansion of democracy in the United

Question 17

What was a key reason why some reformers advocated for a public-school system?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure only the wealthy had the basic level of skills necessary for a good life 
B)  to reinforce values of the Catholic Church in every American 
C)  to prepare the next generation to become good citizens 
D)  to deny immigrant children an American education 
E)  to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunity 
A)  to ensure only the wealthy had the basic level of skills necessary for a good life 
B)  to reinforce values of the Catholic Church in every American 
C)  to prepare the next generation to become good citizens 
D)  to deny immigrant children an American education 
E)  to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunity

Question 18

According to the textbook, the Romantics "preferred the stirrings of the heart over the calculations of the head." In what ways was Romanticism a response to science and organized religion?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism was a response to the increa

Question 19

What role did the religious views of prominent leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin come to play in the new nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson and Franklin believed in an all-powerful God, which impacted the authority people came to ascribe the government, especially the presidency and legislature. 
B)  Jefferson and Franklin argued for the literal truth of the Bible, which inspired future politicians in the new nation to adopt a literal view of the Constitution in all instances. 
C)  Jefferson and Franklin were influenced by Deism, which viewed all people as created equal in the eyes of God and promoted ideas of rationalism in the new nation. 
D)  Jefferson and Franklin were basically atheists, which guaranteed that religion would play little role in the day-to-day politics of the new nation and that fewer people would become activists. 
E)  Jefferson and Franklin felt the United States should have an official religion, which, although it never came to pass, had lasting effects on the limited free speech Americans had. 
A)  Jefferson and Franklin believed in an all-powerful God, which impacted the authority people came to ascribe the government, especially the presidency and legislature. 
B)  Jefferson and Franklin argued for the literal truth of the Bible, which inspired future politicians in the new nation to adopt a literal view of the Constitution in all instances. 
C)  Jefferson and Franklin were influenced by Deism, which viewed all people as created equal in the eyes of God and promoted ideas of rationalism in the new nation. 
D)  Jefferson and Franklin were basically atheists, which guaranteed that religion would play little role in the day-to-day politics of the new nation and that fewer people would become activists. 
E)  Jefferson and Franklin felt the United States should have an official religion, which, although it never came to pass, had lasting effects on the limited free speech Americans had.

Question 20

Detail the rise of the temperance movement in American society. What was the outcome of this movement's efforts?

Accepted Answer

The temperance movement in American soci

Exam 12: Religion

A major change in attitudes toward prisons during the 1830s was the idea that prisoners could be rehabilitated.

Which of the following did Unitarianism stress?

Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.

John C. Calhoun argued that enslaved African Americans should be immediately emancipated because the moral costs of slavery far outweighed the economic costs.

Why were the working poor attracted to Universalism?

Discuss how western expansion, increased democracy, and the Second Great Awakening all influenced each other.

Evaluate the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Which of the methods were most effective? Why?

Which of the following was an action taken by Sojourner Truth?

Which of the following writers was the most original of the New England poets, led a solitary lifestyle, and explored abstract themes such as life, death, fear, and the withdrawal of God?

Horace Mann was a notable promoter of public schools.

The intellectual defenses of slavery in the South admitted that the institution offered no benefits to blacks.

Match each description with the item below. -Julia Ward Howe

Which of the following writers believed wealth made people slaves to materialism, penned the American classic Walden, and came to be an inspiration of the environmental movement?

Describe the various religious movements of the era-the rational religions, the Second Great Awakening, the Mormons, and so on-characterizing the origin and adherents of each.

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.

All within the context of the expansion of democracy, discuss the emergence of the popular press, the giants of American literature, and the growth of public education.

What was a key reason why some reformers advocated for a public-school system?

According to the textbook, the Romantics "preferred the stirrings of the heart over the calculations of the head." In what ways was Romanticism a response to science and organized religion?

What role did the religious views of prominent leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin come to play in the new nation?

Detail the rise of the temperance movement in American society. What was the outcome of this movement's efforts?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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