Question 1

Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  little increase in church membership. 
B)  a stronger religious influence in many areas of American life including abolitionism and benevolent and charitable organizations. 
C)  surprisingly few humanitarian reforms. 
D)  greater attention to church history and doctrine. 
E)  increase in enlightenment and rational religion. 
A)  little increase in church membership. 
B)  a stronger religious influence in many areas of American life including abolitionism and benevolent and charitable organizations. 
C)  surprisingly few humanitarian reforms. 
D)  greater attention to church history and doctrine. 
E)  increase in enlightenment and rational religion.

Question 2

Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin endorsed the belief

Accepted Answer

A)  in divine revelation. 
B)  in original sin. 
C)  in the deity of Christ. 
D)  that a Supreme Being endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior. 
E)  in the imminent end of the world. 
A)  in divine revelation. 
B)  in original sin. 
C)  in the deity of Christ. 
D)  that a Supreme Being endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior. 
E)  in the imminent end of the world.

Question 3

Unitarians endorsed the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  the deity of Christ. 
B)  original sin. 
C)  free will and salvation through good works. 
D)  predestination. 
E)  the Bible as the norm of doctrine. 
A)  the deity of Christ. 
B)  original sin. 
C)  free will and salvation through good works. 
D)  predestination. 
E)  the Bible as the norm of doctrine.

Question 4

The Deist faith embraced all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of original sin. 
B)  the reliance on reason rather than revolution. 
C)  belief in a Supreme Being. 
D)  belief in human beings' capacity for moral behavior. 
E)  denial of the divinity of Christ. 
A)  the concept of original sin. 
B)  the reliance on reason rather than revolution. 
C)  belief in a Supreme Being. 
D)  belief in human beings' capacity for moral behavior. 
E)  denial of the divinity of Christ.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Accepted Answer

Doctor who declared the use of

Question 6

American transcendentalist writers included

Accepted Answer

A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  Henry David Thoreau. 
C)  James Fenimore Cooper. 
D)  Angelina Grimke. 
E)  Margaret Fuller. 
A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  Henry David Thoreau. 
C)  James Fenimore Cooper. 
D)  Angelina Grimke. 
E)  Margaret Fuller.

Question 7

In early 19th-century America,

Accepted Answer

A)  the lines between male and female roles in society were becoming substantially blurred and evolving quickly. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  married women could not retain ownership of their property. 
D)  women were growing less aware of themselves as individuals and as one another's sisters. 
E)  millions of women turned away from organized religion because of its patriarchal elements. 
A)  the lines between male and female roles in society were becoming substantially blurred and evolving quickly. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  married women could not retain ownership of their property. 
D)  women were growing less aware of themselves as individuals and as one another's sisters. 
E)  millions of women turned away from organized religion because of its patriarchal elements.

Question 8

Noah Webster's dictionary

Accepted Answer

A)  had little impact until the 20th century. 
B)  helped to standardize the American language. 
C)  was used to educate 19th-century slaves. 
D)  came to the United States from Britain in the 1800s. 
E)  gave legitimacy to American slang. 
A)  had little impact until the 20th century. 
B)  helped to standardize the American language. 
C)  was used to educate 19th-century slaves. 
D)  came to the United States from Britain in the 1800s. 
E)  gave legitimacy to American slang.

Question 9

What role did women play in the intellectual and literary movements of the early-mid 1800s? Assess the scope of influence specific literary women and female intellectuals had on these movements during the early-mid 1800s.

Accepted Answer

During the early-mid 1800s, women played

Question 10

The Poet Laureate of Democracy, whose emotional and explicit writings expressed a deep love of the masses and enthusiasm for an expanding America, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Edgar Allan Poe. 
B)  Emily Dickinson. 
C)  Walt Whitman. 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne. 
E)  Washington Irving. 
A)  Edgar Allan Poe. 
B)  Emily Dickinson. 
C)  Walt Whitman. 
D)  Nathaniel Hawthorne. 
E)  Washington Irving.

Question 11

One American writer who did NOT believe in human goodness and social progress was

Accepted Answer

A)  James Russell Lowell. 
B)  Henry David Thoreau. 
C)  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 
D)  Edgar Allan Poe. 
E)  Walt Whitman. 
A)  James Russell Lowell. 
B)  Henry David Thoreau. 
C)  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 
D)  Edgar Allan Poe. 
E)  Walt Whitman.

Question 12

The religious zeal of the Second Great Awakening led to the founding of many small, denominational, liberal arts colleges, chiefly in the

Accepted Answer

A)  East. 
B)  South and West. 
C)  North. 
D)  South exclusively. 
E)  West exclusively. 
A)  East. 
B)  South and West. 
C)  North. 
D)  South exclusively. 
E)  West exclusively.

Question 13

Match each writer below with his work.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
C)  A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
C)  A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Question 14

What do you consider the single most worthwhile and consequential social reform movement of the early-to-mid-19th century? Which social reform movement of the early-to-mid-19th century do you consider the least worthwhile and influential in advancing social progress in America? Defend your arguments in both cases with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The single most worthwhile and consequen

Question 15

In early 19th-century America, men usually regarded women as

Accepted Answer

A)  social and political equals. 
B)  having a sharply distinct economic role in society. 
C)  physically and emotionally weak but morally superior to men. 
D)  having their proper place in the home. 
E)  sexually lustful and dangerous. 
A)  social and political equals. 
B)  having a sharply distinct economic role in society. 
C)  physically and emotionally weak but morally superior to men. 
D)  having their proper place in the home. 
E)  sexually lustful and dangerous.

Question 16

The leaders of the women's rights movement in the early 19th century included

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucretia Mott. 
B)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  Susan B. Anthony. 
D)  Jane Addams. 
E)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
A)  Lucretia Mott. 
B)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  Susan B. Anthony. 
D)  Jane Addams. 
E)  Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Question 17

Which of these is NOT associated with the rise of the modern women's rights movement in 1848?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Declaration of Sentiments 
B)  the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York 
C)  the demand for the ballot for women 
D)  the call to boycott traditional marriage as oppressive to women 
E)  women's increasing involvement in the anti-slavery movement 
A)  the Declaration of Sentiments 
B)  the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York 
C)  the demand for the ballot for women 
D)  the call to boycott traditional marriage as oppressive to women 
E)  women's increasing involvement in the anti-slavery movement

Question 18

Write your definition of paternalism. Then use this definition to argue that early- 19th-century American reform efforts were in part paternalistic endeavors by middle-class Americans to "do something for" the less fortunate.

Accepted Answer

Paternalism is a system or practice in w

Question 19

Neal Dow sponsored the Maine Law of 1851, which called for

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of capital punishment. 
B)  the abolition of slavery. 
C)  improved conditions and treatment for the mentally ill housed in asylums. 
D)  woman suffrage. 
E)  a ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. 
A)  the abolition of capital punishment. 
B)  the abolition of slavery. 
C)  improved conditions and treatment for the mentally ill housed in asylums. 
D)  woman suffrage. 
E)  a ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Noah Webster.

Accepted Answer

Yale-educated teache

Exam 14: The Ferment of Reform and Culture

Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in

Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin endorsed the belief

Unitarians endorsed the concept of

The Deist faith embraced all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

American transcendentalist writers included

In early 19th-century America,

Noah Webster's dictionary

What role did women play in the intellectual and literary movements of the early-mid 1800s? Assess the scope of influence specific literary women and female intellectuals had on these movements during the early-mid 1800s.

The Poet Laureate of Democracy, whose emotional and explicit writings expressed a deep love of the masses and enthusiasm for an expanding America, was

One American writer who did NOT believe in human goodness and social progress was

The religious zeal of the Second Great Awakening led to the founding of many small, denominational, liberal arts colleges, chiefly in the

Match each writer below with his work.

In early 19th-century America, men usually regarded women as

The leaders of the women's rights movement in the early 19th century included

Which of these is NOT associated with the rise of the modern women's rights movement in 1848?

Write your definition of paternalism. Then use this definition to argue that early- 19th-century American reform efforts were in part paternalistic endeavors by middle-class Americans to "do something for" the less fortunate.

Neal Dow sponsored the Maine Law of 1851, which called for

Identify and state the historical significance of Noah Webster.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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In early 19^th-century America,

In early 19^th-century America, men usually regarded women as

The leaders of the women's rights movement in the early 19^th century included

Write your definition of paternalism. Then use this definition to argue that early- 19^th-century American reform efforts were in part paternalistic endeavors by middle-class Americans to "do something for" the less fortunate.