Question 1

The rise of Romanticism indicated

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition of the limits of science and reason. 
B)  a belief that Americans were too religious. 
C)  a desire for art and literature that was uniquely American. 
D)  a return to and celebration of conformity over nontraditional behavior. 
E)  an emphasis on the rational over the mystical. 
A)  recognition of the limits of science and reason. 
B)  a belief that Americans were too religious. 
C)  a desire for art and literature that was uniquely American. 
D)  a return to and celebration of conformity over nontraditional behavior. 
E)  an emphasis on the rational over the mystical.

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Peter Cartwright

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 3

Match each description with the item below.
-William Wells Brown

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 4

Which of the following statements describes the significance of William Lloyd Garrison as a historical figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a white abolitionist, he demanded immediate emancipation of slaves and launched the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator. 
B)  He organized an anti-slavery political party that grew in size such that it participated in several presidential elections in the early 1800s. 
C)  As a prominent business leader, he used calm, moderate language to oppose unfair treatment of laborers in factories and bring other industrialists to his side. 
D)  He was a black man murdered when a mob attacked his printing office, and his death sent shockwaves around the country. 
E)  As a southern senator, he actively defended slavery because of its importance to the economy and created a system for turning in runaways. 
A)  As a white abolitionist, he demanded immediate emancipation of slaves and launched the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator. 
B)  He organized an anti-slavery political party that grew in size such that it participated in several presidential elections in the early 1800s. 
C)  As a prominent business leader, he used calm, moderate language to oppose unfair treatment of laborers in factories and bring other industrialists to his side. 
D)  He was a black man murdered when a mob attacked his printing office, and his death sent shockwaves around the country. 
E)  As a southern senator, he actively defended slavery because of its importance to the economy and created a system for turning in runaways.

Question 5

Brook Farm was the first secular utopian community built in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

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 7

Charles Finney successfully preached in Rochester, New York, during the winter of 1830-1831. Who did his audiences tend to attract in contrast to camp-meetings?

Accepted Answer

A)  farm families 
B)  working-class groups 
C)  women's groups 
D)  prosperous higher-class groups 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  farm families 
B)  working-class groups 
C)  women's groups 
D)  prosperous higher-class groups 
E)  Native Americans

Question 8

Match each description with the item below.
-Abigail Kelley

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 9

Why was western New York referred to as the burned-over district?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Oneida Community's numerous silver forges and coal mines left a smoky haze over the region and complicated western travel. 
B)  Sinfulness had been wiped out of the region such that preachers held it up in their sermons as a model religious community. 
C)  The area had seen numerous religious movements and denominations sweep through the population, roiled by evangelical revivalism. 
D)  The area's overwhelming turn away from religion signaled the end of the era of Jacksonian democracy. 
E)  A long and widespread drought had caused numerous fires in the region, and a record number of American lives were lost. 
A)  The Oneida Community's numerous silver forges and coal mines left a smoky haze over the region and complicated western travel. 
B)  Sinfulness had been wiped out of the region such that preachers held it up in their sermons as a model religious community. 
C)  The area had seen numerous religious movements and denominations sweep through the population, roiled by evangelical revivalism. 
D)  The area's overwhelming turn away from religion signaled the end of the era of Jacksonian democracy. 
E)  A long and widespread drought had caused numerous fires in the region, and a record number of American lives were lost.

Question 10

Joseph Smith

Accepted Answer

A)  started the Unitarian church in Utah. 
B)  was a great revivalist preacher from New England. 
C)  founded the Mormon Church in western New York. 
D)  claimed to be God's only prophet. 
E)  was a "circuit rider" preacher from the South. 
A)  started the Unitarian church in Utah. 
B)  was a great revivalist preacher from New England. 
C)  founded the Mormon Church in western New York. 
D)  claimed to be God's only prophet. 
E)  was a "circuit rider" preacher from the South.

Question 11

The killing of Elijah Lovejoy showed the

Accepted Answer

A)  violent tactics of abolitionists. 
B)  danger of encouraging slave rebellion. 
C)  end of a free press. 
D)  growing support for black equality. 
E)  fact that support of slavery extended into the North. 
A)  violent tactics of abolitionists. 
B)  danger of encouraging slave rebellion. 
C)  end of a free press. 
D)  growing support for black equality. 
E)  fact that support of slavery extended into the North.

Question 12

One significant factor that inspired the Second Great Awakening was

Accepted Answer

A)  the growing distrust of religion among African Americans. 
B)  the formation of the Methodist denomination. 
C)  the decline of Baptists in the South. 
D)  The Book of Mormon. 
E)  the intense discord between Presbyterians and Congregationalists. 
A)  the growing distrust of religion among African Americans. 
B)  the formation of the Methodist denomination. 
C)  the decline of Baptists in the South. 
D)  The Book of Mormon. 
E)  the intense discord between Presbyterians and Congregationalists.

Question 13

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  the popularity of camp meetings as a social outlet for isolated rural people 
B)  the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation 
C)  the growing appeal of Catholicism due to its revolutionary aid to the poor 
D)  declining literacy rates due to the lack of printing technologies 
E)  popular new translations of the Bible 
A)  the popularity of camp meetings as a social outlet for isolated rural people 
B)  the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation 
C)  the growing appeal of Catholicism due to its revolutionary aid to the poor 
D)  declining literacy rates due to the lack of printing technologies 
E)  popular new translations of the Bible

Question 14

A minister on horseback who traveled the frontier to preach was called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitarian. 
B)  Deist. 
C)  outlaw. 
D)  teacher. 
E)  circuit rider. 
A)  Unitarian. 
B)  Deist. 
C)  outlaw. 
D)  teacher. 
E)  circuit rider.

Exam 12: Religion

The rise of Romanticism indicated

Match each description with the item below. -Peter Cartwright

Match each description with the item below. -William Wells Brown

Which of the following statements describes the significance of William Lloyd Garrison as a historical figure?

Brook Farm was the first secular utopian community built in the United States.

Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

Charles Finney successfully preached in Rochester, New York, during the winter of 1830-1831. Who did his audiences tend to attract in contrast to camp-meetings?

Match each description with the item below. -Abigail Kelley

Why was western New York referred to as the burned-over district?

Joseph Smith

The killing of Elijah Lovejoy showed the

One significant factor that inspired the Second Great Awakening was

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening?

A minister on horseback who traveled the frontier to preach was called a(n)

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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