Question 1

Relocating to the colony of Liberia was a dream of most free blacks in the 1820s and 1830s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What did reformers commonly believe about prisons and asylums?

Accepted Answer

A)  That the persons entering these institutions would likely never leave them. 
B)  That they were not widely needed, and not many were built. 
C)  That they would be excellent holding centers for society's undesirables. 
D)  That the persons in the facilities could be used as forced labor in factories. 
E)  That they could rehabilitate individuals and then release them back into society. 
A)  That the persons entering these institutions would likely never leave them. 
B)  That they were not widely needed, and not many were built. 
C)  That they would be excellent holding centers for society's undesirables. 
D)  That the persons in the facilities could be used as forced labor in factories. 
E)  That they could rehabilitate individuals and then release them back into society.

Question 3

Although it was an exciting miniature university, the transcendentalists' Brook Farm community failed in part because many of the intellectuals who participated disliked farm labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks could never fully achieve equality in America and would be happier in Africa. 
B)  because slaves were uneducated, it was necessary to educate them in America before sending them to Africa. 
C)  blacks were not "strangers" in America to be shipped abroad but should be recognized as a permanent part of American society. 
D)  colonization should be subsidized through a tax on cotton. 
E)  because blacks had no political experience, Garrison himself ought to be appointed governor of the African colony. 
A)  blacks could never fully achieve equality in America and would be happier in Africa. 
B)  because slaves were uneducated, it was necessary to educate them in America before sending them to Africa. 
C)  blacks were not "strangers" in America to be shipped abroad but should be recognized as a permanent part of American society. 
D)  colonization should be subsidized through a tax on cotton. 
E)  because blacks had no political experience, Garrison himself ought to be appointed governor of the African colony.

Question 5

Black abolitionists developed an understanding of freedom that went well beyond that of most of their white contemporaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reform movements of the 1820s and 1830s

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly opposed the imposition of Protestant morality on society. 
B)  often drew inspiration from the Calvinist belief in predestination. 
C)  often drew inspiration from the Second Great Awakening's perfectionism outlook. 
D)  generally advocated that individuals should be free to do as they pleased. 
E)  excluded women altogether. 
A)  mostly opposed the imposition of Protestant morality on society. 
B)  often drew inspiration from the Calvinist belief in predestination. 
C)  often drew inspiration from the Second Great Awakening's perfectionism outlook. 
D)  generally advocated that individuals should be free to do as they pleased. 
E)  excluded women altogether.

Question 7

Explain how the religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening popularized the outlook known as perfectionism, which held that both individuals and society at large were capable of indefinite improvement. How did this idea of perfectionism relate to the various reform movements that arose in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

The religious revivals of the Second Gre

Question 8

The participants at Seneca Falls embraced the identification of the home as the women's "sphere."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the significance of Theodore Weld's arguments concerning slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  By equating slavery with sin, he made abolition seem urgent. 
B)  By equating blacks with Africans, he inspired the creation of the Colonization Society. 
C)  By critiquing slavery using the language of natural rights, he created a new politically based argument for abolition. 
D)  By suggesting that slavery was economically inefficient, he presented it as doomed to failure. 
E)  By sharing his experiences as a slave in an eloquent and intelligent manner, he undermined the idea that blacks were intellectually inferior. 
A)  By equating slavery with sin, he made abolition seem urgent. 
B)  By equating blacks with Africans, he inspired the creation of the Colonization Society. 
C)  By critiquing slavery using the language of natural rights, he created a new politically based argument for abolition. 
D)  By suggesting that slavery was economically inefficient, he presented it as doomed to failure. 
E)  By sharing his experiences as a slave in an eloquent and intelligent manner, he undermined the idea that blacks were intellectually inferior.

Question 10

One person's reform in some cases may be considered an attack on another person's vital interests. Describe how the antebellum reform movements-particularly temperance, colonization, abolition, and women's rights-involved conflict between different sets of ideas and interests.

Accepted Answer

The antebellum reform movements of the 1

Question 11

Which book was to some extent modeled on the autobiography of fugitive slave Josiah Henson?

Accepted Answer

A)  An Appeal to Reason 
B)  Society in America 
C)  Twelve Years a Slave 
D)  Uncle Tom's Cabin 
E)  Slavery as It Is 
A)  An Appeal to Reason 
B)  Society in America 
C)  Twelve Years a Slave 
D)  Uncle Tom's Cabin 
E)  Slavery as It Is

Question 12

Frederick Douglass wrote, "When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written, women will occupy a large space in its pages." Was Douglass correct? Explain the role women played in the abolitionist movement. Then analyze how that experience influenced the feminist movement.

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass was indeed correct in

Question 13

Who influenced the start of Brook Farm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Herman Melville 
C)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
D)  Robert Owen 
E)  Charles Fourier 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Herman Melville 
C)  Nathaniel Hawthorne 
D)  Robert Owen 
E)  Charles Fourier

Question 14

Analyze the Grimké-Beecher debate over the role of women in the abolitionist movement. How did each see women's place in society? With examples, explain whose views are more realized in today's world.

Accepted Answer

The Grimké-Beecher debate was a signific

Question 15

The __________ was established in hopes of making abolitionism a political movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberty Party 
B)  Whig Party 
C)  North Star Party 
D)  Republican Party 
E)  Afro-American Party 
A)  Liberty Party 
B)  Whig Party 
C)  North Star Party 
D)  Republican Party 
E)  Afro-American Party

Question 16

Which is true of Robert Owen?

Accepted Answer

A)  He designed model communities called "phalanxes." 
B)  He promoted a system of "complex marriage." 
C)  He founded a model factory village that offered workers free public education. 
D)  He was the son of a U.S. congressman. 
E)  He resented the manual labor required in communal living. 
A)  He designed model communities called "phalanxes." 
B)  He promoted a system of "complex marriage." 
C)  He founded a model factory village that offered workers free public education. 
D)  He was the son of a U.S. congressman. 
E)  He resented the manual labor required in communal living.

Question 17

Which provided the first significant career opportunity for women in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  common schools 
B)  abolitionist societies 
C)  newspapers 
D)  orphanages 
E)  Protestant churches 
A)  common schools 
B)  abolitionist societies 
C)  newspapers 
D)  orphanages 
E)  Protestant churches

Question 18

How did men react to the "bloomer" fashion in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The paid little notice to women's apparel. 
B)  They thought it was ridiculous. 
C)  They criticized it as dangerously provocative. 
D)  They praised its functionality. 
E)  They advocated that both men and women should be wearing this apparel. 
A)  The paid little notice to women's apparel. 
B)  They thought it was ridiculous. 
C)  They criticized it as dangerously provocative. 
D)  They praised its functionality. 
E)  They advocated that both men and women should be wearing this apparel.

Question 19

Which phrase best describes the abolitionists' concept of freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to personal liberty is natural and absolute, regardless of race. 
B)  Individuals should be free of control by any institutions, including government. 
C)  Personal freedom derives from the ownership of productive property. 
D)  Freedom requires that local communities have the right to govern themselves without outside interference. 
E)  Social hierarchy is natural and elite rulers can best preserve a free society. 
A)  The right to personal liberty is natural and absolute, regardless of race. 
B)  Individuals should be free of control by any institutions, including government. 
C)  Personal freedom derives from the ownership of productive property. 
D)  Freedom requires that local communities have the right to govern themselves without outside interference. 
E)  Social hierarchy is natural and elite rulers can best preserve a free society.

Question 20

What premise was shared between the policy of Indian removal and the colonization of former slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  America was fundamentally a white society. 
B)  The American government was committed to the best interest of all people. 
C)  The American public could not financially support all who lived there. 
D)  All those living on American's soil had the right to new land. 
E)  America was a land of diversity and equality. 
A)  America was fundamentally a white society. 
B)  The American government was committed to the best interest of all people. 
C)  The American public could not financially support all who lived there. 
D)  All those living on American's soil had the right to new land. 
E)  America was a land of diversity and equality.

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

Relocating to the colony of Liberia was a dream of most free blacks in the 1820s and 1830s.

What did reformers commonly believe about prisons and asylums?

Although it was an exciting miniature university, the transcendentalists' Brook Farm community failed in part because many of the intellectuals who participated disliked farm labor.

William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that

Black abolitionists developed an understanding of freedom that went well beyond that of most of their white contemporaries.

Reform movements of the 1820s and 1830s

The participants at Seneca Falls embraced the identification of the home as the women's "sphere."

What was the significance of Theodore Weld's arguments concerning slavery?

One person's reform in some cases may be considered an attack on another person's vital interests. Describe how the antebellum reform movements-particularly temperance, colonization, abolition, and women's rights-involved conflict between different sets of ideas and interests.

Which book was to some extent modeled on the autobiography of fugitive slave Josiah Henson?

Frederick Douglass wrote, "When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written, women will occupy a large space in its pages." Was Douglass correct? Explain the role women played in the abolitionist movement. Then analyze how that experience influenced the feminist movement.

Who influenced the start of Brook Farm?

Analyze the Grimké-Beecher debate over the role of women in the abolitionist movement. How did each see women's place in society? With examples, explain whose views are more realized in today's world.

The __________ was established in hopes of making abolitionism a political movement.

Which is true of Robert Owen?

Which provided the first significant career opportunity for women in the nineteenth century?

How did men react to the "bloomer" fashion in the 1850s?

Which phrase best describes the abolitionists' concept of freedom?

What premise was shared between the policy of Indian removal and the colonization of former slaves?

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