Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Sylvester Graham

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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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 2

What was a key reason why some citizens 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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes the penitentiary established in 1816 at Auburn, New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasized the need for prisoners to socialize and learn from one another. 
B)  It stressed the value of reading literature and education programs thanks to Romanticism. 
C)  It focused on the idea of rehabilitation in addition to punishment. 
D)  Its approach to reforming criminals had long been in practice before the nineteenth century. 
E)  It transported prisoners to factories and mills as free labor. 
A)  It emphasized the need for prisoners to socialize and learn from one another. 
B)  It stressed the value of reading literature and education programs thanks to Romanticism. 
C)  It focused on the idea of rehabilitation in addition to punishment. 
D)  Its approach to reforming criminals had long been in practice before the nineteenth century. 
E)  It transported prisoners to factories and mills as free labor.

Question 8

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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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

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 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

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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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 hosted fugitive slaves 
D) was the founder of the Shakers and was thought to be a prophet and seer who 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 12

How did transcendentalism emerge in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism emerged in the early n

Question 13

What were the origins of the major social-reform movements in the early nineteenth century? How did they influence society and politics?

Accepted Answer

The major social-reform movements in the

Question 14

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

Question 15

Although American literature flourished, newspaper readership declined during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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, Romanticism, and Reform

Match each description with the item below. -Sylvester Graham

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

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

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

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

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.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the penitentiary established in 1816 at Auburn, New York?

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

The killing of Elijah Lovejoy showed the

Joseph Smith

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

How did transcendentalism emerge in the early nineteenth century?

What were the origins of the major social-reform movements in the early nineteenth century? How did they influence society and politics?

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

Although American literature flourished, newspaper readership declined during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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

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

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

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

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

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