Question 1

The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after

Accepted Answer

A)  the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  Woman of the Nineteenth Century. 
D)  A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. 
E)  Letters on the Equality of the Sexes. 
A)  the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  Woman of the Nineteenth Century. 
D)  A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. 
E)  Letters on the Equality of the Sexes.

Question 2

Abby Kelley

Accepted Answer

A)  was one of the only female voices in the abolitionist movement. 
B)  demonstrated the interconnectedness of nineteenth-century reform movements. 
C)  was the first American woman to speak in public. 
D)  married a leading temperance advocate. 
E)  quit speaking publicly against slavery after her child was born. 
A)  was one of the only female voices in the abolitionist movement. 
B)  demonstrated the interconnectedness of nineteenth-century reform movements. 
C)  was the first American woman to speak in public. 
D)  married a leading temperance advocate. 
E)  quit speaking publicly against slavery after her child was born.

Question 3

Although it lasted only a few years, the New Harmony community

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated that workers could function without discipline. 
B)  influenced education reformers and women's rights advocates. 
C)  popularized the abolitionist movement. 
D)  allowed Josiah Warren to prove his point about absolute individual freedom. 
E)  inspired the formation of more than a dozen offshoot communities by 1850. 
A)  demonstrated that workers could function without discipline. 
B)  influenced education reformers and women's rights advocates. 
C)  popularized the abolitionist movement. 
D)  allowed Josiah Warren to prove his point about absolute individual freedom. 
E)  inspired the formation of more than a dozen offshoot communities by 1850.

Question 4

Most utopian reform communities

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrated the individualism of the market revolution. 
B)  prioritized the right of private property and condemned communism. 
C)  glorified traditional gender relations. 
D)  tried to reorganize society on a cooperative basis. 
E)  believed the widening gap between rich and poor was natural and inevitable. 
A)  celebrated the individualism of the market revolution. 
B)  prioritized the right of private property and condemned communism. 
C)  glorified traditional gender relations. 
D)  tried to reorganize society on a cooperative basis. 
E)  believed the widening gap between rich and poor was natural and inevitable.

Question 5

What contribution did Sojourner Truth make to the women's rights movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  She organized the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. 
B)  She urged a focus on the plight of poor and working-class women. 
C)  She was the first American woman to lecture to mixed male and female audiences. 
D)  She publicly chastised prominent men who visited prostitutes. 
E)  She participated in the movement against Indian removal. 
A)  She organized the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. 
B)  She urged a focus on the plight of poor and working-class women. 
C)  She was the first American woman to lecture to mixed male and female audiences. 
D)  She publicly chastised prominent men who visited prostitutes. 
E)  She participated in the movement against Indian removal.

Question 6

How did the abolitionist movement that arose in the 1830s compare to earlier antislavery efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two movements were quite similar in every way; the later one was simply more known because more people were literate by the 1830s. 
B)  The later movement drew much more on the religious conviction that slavery was an unparalleled sin and needed to be destroyed immediately. 
C)  Earlier opponents of slavery had called for immediate emancipation, but the later group devised a plan for gradual emancipation that won broader support. 
D)  The later movement banned participation by African-Americans because it feared that their involvement would cause a backlash. 
E)  The movement of the 1830s introduced the idea of colonizing freed slaves outside the United States, which proved immensely popular with southern whites. 
A)  The two movements were quite similar in every way; the later one was simply more known because more people were literate by the 1830s. 
B)  The later movement drew much more on the religious conviction that slavery was an unparalleled sin and needed to be destroyed immediately. 
C)  Earlier opponents of slavery had called for immediate emancipation, but the later group devised a plan for gradual emancipation that won broader support. 
D)  The later movement banned participation by African-Americans because it feared that their involvement would cause a backlash. 
E)  The movement of the 1830s introduced the idea of colonizing freed slaves outside the United States, which proved immensely popular with southern whites.

Question 7

The death of Elijah Lovejoy in 1837

Accepted Answer

A)  convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with white Americans' liberties. 
B)  resulted from his leading an anti-abolitionist mob that attacked William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  demonstrated that fugitive slaves like Lovejoy faced great dangers while escaping from "slave catchers." 
D)  was played up by temperance pamphleteers to show the hazards of alcoholism. 
E)  led Congress to adopt the gag rule to prevent the sort of heated arguments that caused his death. 
A)  convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with white Americans' liberties. 
B)  resulted from his leading an anti-abolitionist mob that attacked William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  demonstrated that fugitive slaves like Lovejoy faced great dangers while escaping from "slave catchers." 
D)  was played up by temperance pamphleteers to show the hazards of alcoholism. 
E)  led Congress to adopt the gag rule to prevent the sort of heated arguments that caused his death.

Question 8

What prompted the debate between Catherine Beecher and the Grimké sisters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beecher did not like the idea of women taking a lead role in the abolition movement. 
B)  Beecher was proslavery and wanted to extend slavery. 
C)  The Grimkés thought the abolitionist movement was too radical. 
D)  The Grimkés did not like Beecher's father, Lyman, who was a minister. 
E)  Frederick Douglass did not support women's rights, which angered the Grimkés. 
A)  Beecher did not like the idea of women taking a lead role in the abolition movement. 
B)  Beecher was proslavery and wanted to extend slavery. 
C)  The Grimkés thought the abolitionist movement was too radical. 
D)  The Grimkés did not like Beecher's father, Lyman, who was a minister. 
E)  Frederick Douglass did not support women's rights, which angered the Grimkés.

Question 9

Who in Congress worked tirelessly to end the gag rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  Abraham Lincoln 
E)  John Quincy Adams 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  Abraham Lincoln 
E)  John Quincy Adams

Question 10

As women began to take an active role in abolition, public speaking for women became socially acceptable to most Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The reform communities established in the years before the Civil War

Accepted Answer

A)  followed all the laws but simply banned ownership of private property. 
B)  usually followed standard gender and marital relations. 
C)  made no effort to combat the growing disparity between rich and poor. 
D)  called themselves utopian because they knew that their efforts were likely to fail. 
E)  set out to reorganize society on a cooperative basis. 
A)  followed all the laws but simply banned ownership of private property. 
B)  usually followed standard gender and marital relations. 
C)  made no effort to combat the growing disparity between rich and poor. 
D)  called themselves utopian because they knew that their efforts were likely to fail. 
E)  set out to reorganize society on a cooperative basis.

Question 12

Overall, how did utopian societies and worldly communities perceive women?

Accepted Answer

A)  A woman's place was in the home. 
B)  Women needed to serve in the military. 
C)  The prostitution of women was an example of free love. 
D)  Women should not participate in religious services. 
E)  Women needed to be treated as equals. 
A)  A woman's place was in the home. 
B)  Women needed to serve in the military. 
C)  The prostitution of women was an example of free love. 
D)  Women should not participate in religious services. 
E)  Women needed to be treated as equals.

Question 13

What issue enabled abolitionists to expand the appeal of their arguments to those who may not have cared much about slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech 
B)  economic growth 
C)  women's rights 
D)  state's rights 
E)  birthright citizenship 
A)  free speech 
B)  economic growth 
C)  women's rights 
D)  state's rights 
E)  birthright citizenship

Question 14

The House of Representatives' gag rule of 1836

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to silence proslavery congressmen so that abolitionist petitions could be read. 
B)  convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans. 
C)  prohibited the consideration of proslavery petitions. 
D)  is still in effect today. 
E)  was authored by former president John Quincy Adams. 
A)  sought to silence proslavery congressmen so that abolitionist petitions could be read. 
B)  convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans. 
C)  prohibited the consideration of proslavery petitions. 
D)  is still in effect today. 
E)  was authored by former president John Quincy Adams.

Question 15

Abolitionists agreed with the labor movement's argument that workers were subjugated to "wage slavery."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What colonial-era approach did institutions such as orphanages and poorhouses replace?

Accepted Answer

A)  workhouses and work camps 
B)  community- and family-based care for those in need 
C)  indefinite imprisonment 
D)  church-funded charity networks 
E)  squatter communities outside of cities and larger towns 
A)  workhouses and work camps 
B)  community- and family-based care for those in need 
C)  indefinite imprisonment 
D)  church-funded charity networks 
E)  squatter communities outside of cities and larger towns

Question 17

In 1841, who wrote "In the history of the world, the doctrine of reform has never had such hope as at the present hour."

Accepted Answer

A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
B)  Nathanial Hawthorne 
C)  John Humphrey Noyes 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
E)  Margaret Fuller 
A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
B)  Nathanial Hawthorne 
C)  John Humphrey Noyes 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
E)  Margaret Fuller

Question 18

Abolitionists fought for the right to debate slavery openly and without reprisal. Analyze what led them to elevate "free opinion" to a central place in what William Lloyd Garrison called the "gospel of freedom."

Accepted Answer

The abolitionists were motivated to elev

Question 19

By 1860, all but two states had established tax-supported school systems for their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Institutions like jails, mental hospitals, and public schools were inspired by the conviction that those who passed through their doors could eventually be released to become productive, self-disciplined citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after

Abby Kelley

Although it lasted only a few years, the New Harmony community

Most utopian reform communities

What contribution did Sojourner Truth make to the women's rights movement?

How did the abolitionist movement that arose in the 1830s compare to earlier antislavery efforts?

The death of Elijah Lovejoy in 1837

What prompted the debate between Catherine Beecher and the Grimké sisters?

Who in Congress worked tirelessly to end the gag rule?

As women began to take an active role in abolition, public speaking for women became socially acceptable to most Americans.

The reform communities established in the years before the Civil War

Overall, how did utopian societies and worldly communities perceive women?

What issue enabled abolitionists to expand the appeal of their arguments to those who may not have cared much about slavery?

The House of Representatives' gag rule of 1836

Abolitionists agreed with the labor movement's argument that workers were subjugated to "wage slavery."

What colonial-era approach did institutions such as orphanages and poorhouses replace?

In 1841, who wrote "In the history of the world, the doctrine of reform has never had such hope as at the present hour."

Abolitionists fought for the right to debate slavery openly and without reprisal. Analyze what led them to elevate "free opinion" to a central place in what William Lloyd Garrison called the "gospel of freedom."

By 1860, all but two states had established tax-supported school systems for their children.

Institutions like jails, mental hospitals, and public schools were inspired by the conviction that those who passed through their doors could eventually be released to become productive, self-disciplined citizens.

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Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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