Question 1

William Lloyd Garrison

Accepted Answer

A)  secretly financed Nat Turner's Rebellion. 
B)  began publishing his newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, in 1831, but moved it to friendlier territory two years later. 
C)  attracted little support from fellow abolitionists, but historians have discovered his importance. 
D)  suggested that the North dissolve the Union to free itself of any connection to slavery. 
E)  published American Slavery as It Is, an influential pamphlet. 
A)  secretly financed Nat Turner's Rebellion. 
B)  began publishing his newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, in 1831, but moved it to friendlier territory two years later. 
C)  attracted little support from fellow abolitionists, but historians have discovered his importance. 
D)  suggested that the North dissolve the Union to free itself of any connection to slavery. 
E)  published American Slavery as It Is, an influential pamphlet. D

Question 2

Owen promoted communitarianism so that workers received the full value of their labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which statement is true of the temperance movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic Church started the temperance movement. 
B)  Americans universally applauded the efforts of the American Temperance Society. 
C)  German-Americans became the temperance movement's biggest supporters. 
D)  Irish-Americans held most leadership positions in the American Temperance Society. 
E)  The American Temperance Society hoped to stop Americans from consuming alcohol altogether. 
A)  The Catholic Church started the temperance movement. 
B)  Americans universally applauded the efforts of the American Temperance Society. 
C)  German-Americans became the temperance movement's biggest supporters. 
D)  Irish-Americans held most leadership positions in the American Temperance Society. 
E)  The American Temperance Society hoped to stop Americans from consuming alcohol altogether. E

Question 4

The various reform and utopian communities that sprang up throughout America during the first part of the nineteenth century typically understood the meaning of freedom differently from mainstream Americans. Analyze the various meanings these groups gave to the word "freedom" and compare those meanings with the ones given by mainstream America. Your ought to give the reader a sense of what these communities were rejecting about mainstream society.

Accepted Answer

The reform and utopian communities that

Question 5

What constituted the largest effort at institution building before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the establishment of common schools 
B)  the founding of orphanages in every large city 
C)  the spread of utopian communities 
D)  the proliferation of Protestant churches 
E)  the creation of asylums for the mentally ill 
A)  the establishment of common schools 
B)  the founding of orphanages in every large city 
C)  the spread of utopian communities 
D)  the proliferation of Protestant churches 
E)  the creation of asylums for the mentally ill

Question 6

Nineteenth-century institutions such as poorhouses and insane asylums were grounded in a perfectionist ideal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Abolitionists consciously identified their movement with the heritage of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following did Horace Mann NOT propose as a goal of public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure that children were disciplined in a consistent way 
B)  provide an avenue for social advancement 
C)  reduce class differences 
D)  reinforce social stability 
E)  create racial equality 
A)  ensure that children were disciplined in a consistent way 
B)  provide an avenue for social advancement 
C)  reduce class differences 
D)  reinforce social stability 
E)  create racial equality

Question 9

Common schools

Accepted Answer

A)  had no connection to the emerging industrial economy. 
B)  were based on the idea that the elite should be educated in their own schools. 
C)  were opposed by labor unions that wanted children available to work. 
D)  existed in every northern state by the time of the Civil War. 
E)  proved as popular in the North as they were in the South. 
A)  had no connection to the emerging industrial economy. 
B)  were based on the idea that the elite should be educated in their own schools. 
C)  were opposed by labor unions that wanted children available to work. 
D)  existed in every northern state by the time of the Civil War. 
E)  proved as popular in the North as they were in the South.

Question 10

Which state enacted a far-reaching law allowing married women to sign contracts and buy and sell property?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Jersey 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Vermont 
D)  Pennsylvania 
E)  New York 
A)  New Jersey 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Vermont 
D)  Pennsylvania 
E)  New York

Question 11

The Declaration of Sentiments states, "He closes against her all the avenues to wealth and distinction which he considers most honorable to himself." Which of the following is an example of this claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  A woman could not work as a lawyer while a man could. 
B)  Women were considered to be responsible for the attractiveness of the family home. 
C)  A woman who committed adultery was ostracized more than a man who did this same act. 
D)  Women had the primary responsibility for raising children. 
E)  Women were expected to wear elaborate and restrictive clothing. 
A)  A woman could not work as a lawyer while a man could. 
B)  Women were considered to be responsible for the attractiveness of the family home. 
C)  A woman who committed adultery was ostracized more than a man who did this same act. 
D)  Women had the primary responsibility for raising children. 
E)  Women were expected to wear elaborate and restrictive clothing.

Question 12

In his speech about the Fourth of July, how did Frederick Douglass critique the founding of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was no hope for the United States because many of the founders were slaveowners. 
B)  The American Revolution was a good starting point for principles of freedom. 
C)  Religion needed to play a more significant role in the starting of the United States. 
D)  It was acceptable for Thomas Jefferson to be a slaveholder because he achieved many accomplishments. 
E)  The three-fifths clause helped slaves. 
A)  There was no hope for the United States because many of the founders were slaveowners. 
B)  The American Revolution was a good starting point for principles of freedom. 
C)  Religion needed to play a more significant role in the starting of the United States. 
D)  It was acceptable for Thomas Jefferson to be a slaveholder because he achieved many accomplishments. 
E)  The three-fifths clause helped slaves.

Question 13

Members of which one of the following groups were generally opposed to the temperance movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholics 
B)  Protestants 
C)  women 
D)  Perfectionists 
E)  northern middle class 
A)  Catholics 
B)  Protestants 
C)  women 
D)  Perfectionists 
E)  northern middle class

Question 14

About __________ reform communities, often called utopian communities, were established in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  50 
C)  100 
D)  200 
E)  500 
A)  20 
B)  50 
C)  100 
D)  200 
E)  500

Question 15

The question of slavery dominated public life in America from the time of the Revolution until the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How did reformers reconcile their desire to create moral order with their quest to enhance personal freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not even try, because they had no intention of enhancing personal freedom. 
B)  They claimed that genuine liberty meant allowing others to eliminate those problems that might threaten that liberty. 
C)  They argued that too many people were "slaves" to various sins and that freeing them from this enslavement would enable them to compete economically. 
D)  They contended that self-discipline was so rare that someone had to step in and make sure that Americans could enjoy the fruits of their labor. 
E)  They felt that eliminating temptations would lead to the natural liberty that Protestants had long considered crucial to maintaining a good society. 
A)  They did not even try, because they had no intention of enhancing personal freedom. 
B)  They claimed that genuine liberty meant allowing others to eliminate those problems that might threaten that liberty. 
C)  They argued that too many people were "slaves" to various sins and that freeing them from this enslavement would enable them to compete economically. 
D)  They contended that self-discipline was so rare that someone had to step in and make sure that Americans could enjoy the fruits of their labor. 
E)  They felt that eliminating temptations would lead to the natural liberty that Protestants had long considered crucial to maintaining a good society.

Question 17

Which idea did John Humphrey Noyes profess?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-fulfillment came through self-discipline. 
B)  Education would equalize the conditions of humanity. 
C)  The perfectionist approach was an affront to true religion. 
D)  God has a dual personality, both male and female. 
E)  People could achieve a state of sinlessness. 
A)  Self-fulfillment came through self-discipline. 
B)  Education would equalize the conditions of humanity. 
C)  The perfectionist approach was an affront to true religion. 
D)  God has a dual personality, both male and female. 
E)  People could achieve a state of sinlessness.

Question 18

Which statement is true regarding women in the abolition movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most women abolitionists were atheists. 
B)  All abolitionists supported the right of women abolitionists to speak in public. 
C)  Much of the abolition movement's grassroots strength derived from northern women. 
D)  Women abolitionists were rarely involved in other reform movements. 
E)  Most women abolitionists were from southern states. 
A)  Most women abolitionists were atheists. 
B)  All abolitionists supported the right of women abolitionists to speak in public. 
C)  Much of the abolition movement's grassroots strength derived from northern women. 
D)  Women abolitionists were rarely involved in other reform movements. 
E)  Most women abolitionists were from southern states.

Question 19

What was the significance of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used accounts from southern newspapers to condemn the practice of slavery. 
B)  It retold the story of the American Revolution with a focus on black Americans. 
C)  It was the first major novel authored by an ex-slave. 
D)  It presented slaves and slave owners in equally sympathetic terms. 
E)  It portrayed slaves as sympathetic and fully human characters. 
A)  It used accounts from southern newspapers to condemn the practice of slavery. 
B)  It retold the story of the American Revolution with a focus on black Americans. 
C)  It was the first major novel authored by an ex-slave. 
D)  It presented slaves and slave owners in equally sympathetic terms. 
E)  It portrayed slaves as sympathetic and fully human characters.

Question 20

By 1860, what was true about common schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every state had established a tax-supported school system. 
B)  Every southern state had established a tax-supported school system. 
C)  Northern school systems received support from labor organizations, factory owners, and middle-class reformers. 
D)  The common school system had collapsed due to opposition from parents. 
E)  The common school system had collapsed due to competition from private schools. 
A)  Every state had established a tax-supported school system. 
B)  Every southern state had established a tax-supported school system. 
C)  Northern school systems received support from labor organizations, factory owners, and middle-class reformers. 
D)  The common school system had collapsed due to opposition from parents. 
E)  The common school system had collapsed due to competition from private schools.

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

William Lloyd Garrison

Owen promoted communitarianism so that workers received the full value of their labor.

Which statement is true of the temperance movement?

What constituted the largest effort at institution building before the Civil War?

Nineteenth-century institutions such as poorhouses and insane asylums were grounded in a perfectionist ideal.

Abolitionists consciously identified their movement with the heritage of the American Revolution.

Which of the following did Horace Mann NOT propose as a goal of public schools?

Common schools

Which state enacted a far-reaching law allowing married women to sign contracts and buy and sell property?

The Declaration of Sentiments states, "He closes against her all the avenues to wealth and distinction which he considers most honorable to himself." Which of the following is an example of this claim?

In his speech about the Fourth of July, how did Frederick Douglass critique the founding of the United States?

Members of which one of the following groups were generally opposed to the temperance movement?

About __________ reform communities, often called utopian communities, were established in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

The question of slavery dominated public life in America from the time of the Revolution until the Civil War.

How did reformers reconcile their desire to create moral order with their quest to enhance personal freedom?

Which idea did John Humphrey Noyes profess?

Which statement is true regarding women in the abolition movement?

What was the significance of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

By 1860, what was true about common schools?

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