Question 1

In what way was Catharine Beecher's A Treatise on Domestic Economy profoundly influential in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped shift the official status of women well beyond what it had been in the colonial era because it put pressure on male politicians. 
B)  It argued convincingly that women should enter the man's sphere of professions in order to contribute to the American economy. 
C)  It served as a call to action for two breakthroughs for women of the time: the right to serve on juries and sign contracts. 
D)  It called upon women to accept their roles and promoted the idea that women should be trained not for the workplace but for the domestic arts. 
E)  It represented the views of all middle-class women who devoted themselves to improving the quality of life in America. 
A)  It helped shift the official status of women well beyond what it had been in the colonial era because it put pressure on male politicians. 
B)  It argued convincingly that women should enter the man's sphere of professions in order to contribute to the American economy. 
C)  It served as a call to action for two breakthroughs for women of the time: the right to serve on juries and sign contracts. 
D)  It called upon women to accept their roles and promoted the idea that women should be trained not for the workplace but for the domestic arts. 
E)  It represented the views of all middle-class women who devoted themselves to improving the quality of life in America.

Question 2

Which of the following did the Liberty party advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism 
B)  anarchy 
C)  abolitionism 
D)  free trade 
E)  free love 
A)  socialism 
B)  anarchy 
C)  abolitionism 
D)  free trade 
E)  free love

Question 3

Why did the American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing factions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights. 
B)  Some prominent members argued that capitalism should be dismantled. 
C)  Some prominent members suggested that the North make peace with slavery. 
D)  Some prominent members advocated the practice of "free love" at meetings. 
E)  Some prominent members owned slaves themselves. 
A)  Some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights. 
B)  Some prominent members argued that capitalism should be dismantled. 
C)  Some prominent members suggested that the North make peace with slavery. 
D)  Some prominent members advocated the practice of "free love" at meetings. 
E)  Some prominent members owned slaves themselves.

Question 4

Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Evaluate the black abolitionist movement. Who were some of the major leaders, and what methods did they use to promote their cause?

Accepted Answer

The black abolitionist movement was a cr

Question 6

Some utopian communities experimented with new ideas and practices such as socialism, free love, and special diets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the various trends in education during this period. Explore how geographic location, gender, or socioeconomic status impacted attitudes and access to education.

Accepted Answer

During this period, there have been seve

Question 8

Margaret Fuller edited the Dial, an experimental transcendentalist journal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the nineteenth century, many Christians generally moved away from ________ and instead began to embrace ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rationalism; the belief in predestination 
B)  Enlightenment ideas; religious coercion 
C)  the ideas of the Great Awakening; Puritanism 
D)  Calvinist views; a more democratic religion 
E)  Deism; guaranteed salvation 
A)  rationalism; the belief in predestination 
B)  Enlightenment ideas; religious coercion 
C)  the ideas of the Great Awakening; Puritanism 
D)  Calvinist views; a more democratic religion 
E)  Deism; guaranteed salvation

Question 10

The Unitarian church was especially popular with the educated elite in major cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Frederick Douglass was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the North Star.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Using specific examples, discuss the objectives, membership, practices, and success of the nineteenth-century utopian communities.

Accepted Answer

The nineteenth-century saw the rise of s

Question 13

What was one of the most significant shifts in religion after the Revolution into the nineteenth century, and how did this trend relate to political attitudes during the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the excitement of the Revolution wore off and the impulse for citizens to participate in political spheres quickly waned, Americans began to view sin as innate and inevitable and to take more of a backseat role in their religious and political lives. 
B)  Encouraged by the lack of sectional tensions over economic policies as the new nation grew and experienced a market revolution, Americans came to adopt cohesive religious beliefs and to develop more united views on the morality of slavery. 
C)  As individual property ownership by and large grew far less accessible, Americans began to feel that they also had less of a stake in religious matters and lost faith in the idea of a God-given mission to create an ideal society. 
D)  With the decrease in economic inequality brought about by the market revolution, Americans had less of an incentive to engage in reform movements and began to give renewed importance to ideas of Calvinist determinism in their religious and political lives. 
E)  Complementing their interest in having a say and exercising political rights, Americans experienced a theological revolution in which they began to see themselves as free agents who could choose salvation and improve themselves and society. 
A)  As the excitement of the Revolution wore off and the impulse for citizens to participate in political spheres quickly waned, Americans began to view sin as innate and inevitable and to take more of a backseat role in their religious and political lives. 
B)  Encouraged by the lack of sectional tensions over economic policies as the new nation grew and experienced a market revolution, Americans came to adopt cohesive religious beliefs and to develop more united views on the morality of slavery. 
C)  As individual property ownership by and large grew far less accessible, Americans began to feel that they also had less of a stake in religious matters and lost faith in the idea of a God-given mission to create an ideal society. 
D)  With the decrease in economic inequality brought about by the market revolution, Americans had less of an incentive to engage in reform movements and began to give renewed importance to ideas of Calvinist determinism in their religious and political lives. 
E)  Complementing their interest in having a say and exercising political rights, Americans experienced a theological revolution in which they began to see themselves as free agents who could choose salvation and improve themselves and society.

Question 14

Which of the following did Garrison correctly predict would be unavoidable?

Accepted Answer

A)  the unity of the United States as slave states only 
B)  the end of the Bible being used to attempt to justify slavery 
C)  the decline of militant reformers known as "free-soilers" 
D)  the eventual separation between the free and slave states 
E)  the end of cotton's hold on the economy due to drought 
A)  the unity of the United States as slave states only 
B)  the end of the Bible being used to attempt to justify slavery 
C)  the decline of militant reformers known as "free-soilers" 
D)  the eventual separation between the free and slave states 
E)  the end of cotton's hold on the economy due to drought

Question 15

What major changes took place in the practice of religion in the early nineteenth century? What impact did they have on society?

Accepted Answer

In the early nineteenth century, there w

Question 16

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee Vermont?

Accepted Answer

A)  He advocated complete sexual freedom. 
B)  He argued for the establishment of total socialism. 
C)  He preached interracial marriage. 
D)  He practiced complete sexual abstinence. 
E)  He offered euthanasia for the elderly. 
A)  He advocated complete sexual freedom. 
B)  He argued for the establishment of total socialism. 
C)  He preached interracial marriage. 
D)  He practiced complete sexual abstinence. 
E)  He offered euthanasia for the elderly.

Question 17

The women's rights movement secured the vote for women nationwide before 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Dorothea Lynde Dix

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 19

How did transcendentalism emerge in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism emerged in the early n

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-John Humphrey Noyes

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

Exam 12: Religion

In what way was Catharine Beecher's A Treatise on Domestic Economy profoundly influential in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following did the Liberty party advocate?

Why did the American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing factions?

Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of democracy.

Evaluate the black abolitionist movement. Who were some of the major leaders, and what methods did they use to promote their cause?

Some utopian communities experimented with new ideas and practices such as socialism, free love, and special diets.

Describe the various trends in education during this period. Explore how geographic location, gender, or socioeconomic status impacted attitudes and access to education.

Margaret Fuller edited the Dial, an experimental transcendentalist journal.

During the nineteenth century, many Christians generally moved away from ________ and instead began to embrace ________.

The Unitarian church was especially popular with the educated elite in major cities.

Frederick Douglass was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the North Star.

Using specific examples, discuss the objectives, membership, practices, and success of the nineteenth-century utopian communities.

What was one of the most significant shifts in religion after the Revolution into the nineteenth century, and how did this trend relate to political attitudes during the time?

Which of the following did Garrison correctly predict would be unavoidable?

What major changes took place in the practice of religion in the early nineteenth century? What impact did they have on society?

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee Vermont?

The women's rights movement secured the vote for women nationwide before 1860.

Match each description with the item below. -Dorothea Lynde Dix

How did transcendentalism emerge in the early nineteenth century?

Match each description with the item below. -John Humphrey Noyes

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

Filters

During the nineteenth century, many Christians generally moved away from and instead began to embrace .