Question 1

Which of the following was pioneered by abolitionist societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the telegraph 
B)  fund-raising through charity fairs 
C)  the printing of tracts and pamphlets 
D)  speaking tours 
E)  the Underground Railroad 
A)  the use of the telegraph 
B)  fund-raising through charity fairs 
C)  the printing of tracts and pamphlets 
D)  speaking tours 
E)  the Underground Railroad

Question 2

How did abolitionists expand on the Christmas holiday in the decades before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to celebrate Christmas with gifts until abolition was achieved. 
B)  They sent anonymous gifts to slaves throughout the South. 
C)  They helped to create the idea of a Christmas shopping season. 
D)  They encouraged slaveowners to teach slaves about Christmas. 
E)  They created the custom of putting up a Christmas tree. 
A)  They refused to celebrate Christmas with gifts until abolition was achieved. 
B)  They sent anonymous gifts to slaves throughout the South. 
C)  They helped to create the idea of a Christmas shopping season. 
D)  They encouraged slaveowners to teach slaves about Christmas. 
E)  They created the custom of putting up a Christmas tree.

Question 3

To what extent was Theodore Weld's argument about the sinfulness of slavery not only radical but also necessary for the popularization of immediate abolition?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Weld's argument about the sinfu

Question 4

Burned-over districts were

Accepted Answer

A)  areas in New York City where slaves had set fires. 
B)  in Louisiana, where slaves had burned cotton fields as a form of resistance. 
C)  regions where few evangelical Protestants lived (as though they had been burned out). 
D)  in Kansas and Nebraska, where fighting broke out over issues of slavery. 
E)  in New York and Ohio, where intense revivals occurred. 
A)  areas in New York City where slaves had set fires. 
B)  in Louisiana, where slaves had burned cotton fields as a form of resistance. 
C)  regions where few evangelical Protestants lived (as though they had been burned out). 
D)  in Kansas and Nebraska, where fighting broke out over issues of slavery. 
E)  in New York and Ohio, where intense revivals occurred.

Question 5

The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was

Accepted Answer

A)  David Walker. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Lewis Tappan. 
D)  Wendell Phillips. 
E)  Theodore Weld. 
A)  David Walker. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Lewis Tappan. 
D)  Wendell Phillips. 
E)  Theodore Weld.

Question 6

Which is a tactic that free blacks used in the decades before the Civil War to press for citizenship rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They created and ratified a symbolic constitution that outlawed slavery. 
B)  They led boycotts of streetcar companies. 
C)  They challenged discriminatory laws in court. 
D)  The led marches through the streets of Washington, DC. 
E)  They published letters to the editor in leading newspapers. 
A)  They created and ratified a symbolic constitution that outlawed slavery. 
B)  They led boycotts of streetcar companies. 
C)  They challenged discriminatory laws in court. 
D)  The led marches through the streets of Washington, DC. 
E)  They published letters to the editor in leading newspapers.

Question 7

Residents of the Utopian community in Oneida, New York, practiced celibacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who founded the Shakers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Smith 
B)  Ann Lee 
C)  Aimee McPherson 
D)  Louisa Alcott 
E)  Robert Matthews 
A)  Joseph Smith 
B)  Ann Lee 
C)  Aimee McPherson 
D)  Louisa Alcott 
E)  Robert Matthews

Question 9

What was the purpose of the bloomer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was designed to make single women more physically attractive. 
B)  It was functional clothing that made work less restrictive. 
C)  It was made for stage performances in New York. 
D)  It was military garb for Union soldiers. 
E)  It was clothing for religious ceremonies. 
A)  It was designed to make single women more physically attractive. 
B)  It was functional clothing that made work less restrictive. 
C)  It was made for stage performances in New York. 
D)  It was military garb for Union soldiers. 
E)  It was clothing for religious ceremonies.

Question 10

According to Alexis de Tocqueville, what were the most important institutions for organizing Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  the state and federal governments 
B)  schools 
C)  political parties 
D)  voluntary associations 
E)  churches 
A)  the state and federal governments 
B)  schools 
C)  political parties 
D)  voluntary associations 
E)  churches

Question 11

Which aspect of American society in the period between 1820 and 1840 is most opposite to the ideal expressed by John Winthrop?

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery 
B)  common schools 
C)  the temperance movement 
D)  Brook Farm 
E)  the Oneida community 
A)  slavery 
B)  common schools 
C)  the temperance movement 
D)  Brook Farm 
E)  the Oneida community

Question 12

None of the women who played leading roles in the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century were married.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To members of the North's emerging middle-class culture, reform became a badge of respectability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In regard to utopian communities, how do spiritually oriented groups compare to societies with a worldly orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spiritual groups emphasized secularism. 
B)  World-orientation groups had no dissension. 
C)  Both groups were anomalies that had little influence on the world. 
D)  Spiritual groups usually lasted for longer time periods. 
E)  World-orientation societies were more likely to regulate relations between the sexes. 
A)  The spiritual groups emphasized secularism. 
B)  World-orientation groups had no dissension. 
C)  Both groups were anomalies that had little influence on the world. 
D)  Spiritual groups usually lasted for longer time periods. 
E)  World-orientation societies were more likely to regulate relations between the sexes.

Question 15

The abolitionist movement split following the appointment of Abby Kelley to an office within the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

English writer Harriet Martineau criticized the idea of sending ex-slaves to another country or kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did Shaker communities differ from most other religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lived in communities but took vows of silence. 
B)  They rejected singing and dancing as unholy. 
C)  They openly celebrated the accumulation of material goods. 
D)  They had only female leaders. 
E)  All members of the community practiced celibacy. 
A)  They lived in communities but took vows of silence. 
B)  They rejected singing and dancing as unholy. 
C)  They openly celebrated the accumulation of material goods. 
D)  They had only female leaders. 
E)  All members of the community practiced celibacy.

Question 18

Which of the following correctly pairs the reform community with the state in which it was located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brook Farm: Virginia 
B)  Oneida: Massachusetts 
C)  Zoar: Maine 
D)  New Harmony: Indiana 
E)  Modern Times: Tennessee 
A)  Brook Farm: Virginia 
B)  Oneida: Massachusetts 
C)  Zoar: Maine 
D)  New Harmony: Indiana 
E)  Modern Times: Tennessee

Question 19

Dorothea Dix advocated for better treatment of the mentally insane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

About how many people were living in Shaker communities in America during the movement's peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  500 
B)  5,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  150,000 
A)  500 
B)  5,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  150,000

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

Which of the following was pioneered by abolitionist societies?

How did abolitionists expand on the Christmas holiday in the decades before the Civil War?

To what extent was Theodore Weld's argument about the sinfulness of slavery not only radical but also necessary for the popularization of immediate abolition?

Burned-over districts were

The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was

Which is a tactic that free blacks used in the decades before the Civil War to press for citizenship rights?

Residents of the Utopian community in Oneida, New York, practiced celibacy.

Who founded the Shakers?

What was the purpose of the bloomer?

According to Alexis de Tocqueville, what were the most important institutions for organizing Americans?

Which aspect of American society in the period between 1820 and 1840 is most opposite to the ideal expressed by John Winthrop?

None of the women who played leading roles in the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century were married.

To members of the North's emerging middle-class culture, reform became a badge of respectability.

In regard to utopian communities, how do spiritually oriented groups compare to societies with a worldly orientation?

The abolitionist movement split following the appointment of Abby Kelley to an office within the American Anti-Slavery Society.

English writer Harriet Martineau criticized the idea of sending ex-slaves to another country or kingdom.

How did Shaker communities differ from most other religions?

Which of the following correctly pairs the reform community with the state in which it was located?

Dorothea Dix advocated for better treatment of the mentally insane.

About how many people were living in Shaker communities in America during the movement's peak?

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