Question 1

Evangelicals in the_____________ were most likely to push for moral legislation on such issues as Sabbath observance or temperance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evangelicals in the_____________ were most likely to...

Question 2

Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband was involved in the movement for public schools in Ohio.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Examine the demand for women's rights in the years between 1820 and 1850.

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The demand for women's rights in the yea

Question 4

To Whigs, markets were

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A)  likely to inhibit moral and social progress. 
B)  designed to inspire selfishness and greed. 
C)  the source of class tension. 
D)  inclined to discourage laziness and encourage ambition. 
E)  none of these choices. 
A)  likely to inhibit moral and social progress. 
B)  designed to inspire selfishness and greed. 
C)  the source of class tension. 
D)  inclined to discourage laziness and encourage ambition. 
E)  none of these choices.

Question 5

The political party most suspicious of federal attempts to promote internal improvements (canals and turnpikes) was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalist. 
B)  Whig. 
C)  Democratic. 
D)  Republican Party of the 1850s. 
E)  Know Nothing. 
A)  Federalist. 
B)  Whig. 
C)  Democratic. 
D)  Republican Party of the 1850s. 
E)  Know Nothing.

Question 6

In the 1830s Democrats viewed blacks

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A)  as potential voters. 
B)  as non-threatening. 
C)  as racist caricatures. 
D)  with sympathy. 
E)  as potential equals. 
A)  as potential voters. 
B)  as non-threatening. 
C)  as racist caricatures. 
D)  with sympathy. 
E)  as potential equals.

Question 7

Whigs and Democrats encouraged the aspirations of slaves and free blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Democrats often doubted the value of commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which political party was most supportive of government involvement in the market developments of the period from 1820 to 1840?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Whig 
D)  Know-Nothing 
E)  Federalist 
A)  Republican 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Whig 
D)  Know-Nothing 
E)  Federalist

Question 10

What was the temperance movement? How did it affect American society in the early national period?

Accepted Answer

The temperance movement was a social and

Question 11

_____________wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Accepted Answer

Harriet Be

Question 12

New York's Married Women's Property Act was passed in_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of New York's Married Women's Property Act was...

Question 13

Many Catholic parents refused to send their children to public school because

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A)  they felt that the education received there was inadequate. 
B)  the teachers were not qualified. 
C)  students were forced to recite Protestant prayers and read the Protestant Bible. 
D)  they believed their children would be persecuted. 
E)  they were too poor to buy their supplies. 
A)  they felt that the education received there was inadequate. 
B)  the teachers were not qualified. 
C)  students were forced to recite Protestant prayers and read the Protestant Bible. 
D)  they believed their children would be persecuted. 
E)  they were too poor to buy their supplies.

Question 14

The abolitionists launched the_____________ Campaign to flood the mails with their antislavery material.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The abolitionists launched the_____________ Campaign to flood...

Question 15

Describe the southern reaction to the middle-class social reforms of the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The southern reaction to the middle-clas

Question 16

Horace Mann is most well known for which of the following issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  support of slavery 
C)  educational reform 
D)  prison reform 
E)  temperance 
A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  support of slavery 
C)  educational reform 
D)  prison reform 
E)  temperance

Question 17

Many nineteenth-century northern social reformers believed that criminals, the mentally ill, and poor people

Accepted Answer

A)  were lazy, sinful, devil worshippers. 
B)  could not be helped by government policies or institutions. 
C)  should either be drafted into the army or employed in federal work camps. 
D)  should be deported. 
E)  had been mistreated as children and could be rehabilitated as adults. 
A)  were lazy, sinful, devil worshippers. 
B)  could not be helped by government policies or institutions. 
C)  should either be drafted into the army or employed in federal work camps. 
D)  should be deported. 
E)  had been mistreated as children and could be rehabilitated as adults.

Question 18

One of the most prominent forms of prison reform, attempting to both reform and reduce expenses, was the_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the most prominent forms of...

Question 19

Who was most interested in creating a public school system?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Lloyd Garrison 
B)  Lydia Maria Child 
C)  Dorothea Dix 
D)  Horace Mann 
E)  Alexander Hamilton 
A)  William Lloyd Garrison 
B)  Lydia Maria Child 
C)  Dorothea Dix 
D)  Horace Mann 
E)  Alexander Hamilton

Question 20

Describe the various approaches to prison reform during the period from 1820 to 1840. What were the goals and successes of those who wished to reform America's prisons?

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During the period from 1820 to 1840, the

Evangelicals in the_____________ were most likely to push for moral legislation on such issues as Sabbath observance or temperance.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband was involved in the movement for public schools in Ohio.

Examine the demand for women's rights in the years between 1820 and 1850.

To Whigs, markets were

The political party most suspicious of federal attempts to promote internal improvements (canals and turnpikes) was the

In the 1830s Democrats viewed blacks

Whigs and Democrats encouraged the aspirations of slaves and free blacks.

Democrats often doubted the value of commerce.

Which political party was most supportive of government involvement in the market developments of the period from 1820 to 1840?

What was the temperance movement? How did it affect American society in the early national period?

_____________wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

New York's Married Women's Property Act was passed in_____________.

Many Catholic parents refused to send their children to public school because

The abolitionists launched the_____________ Campaign to flood the mails with their antislavery material.

Describe the southern reaction to the middle-class social reforms of the early nineteenth century.

Horace Mann is most well known for which of the following issues?

Many nineteenth-century northern social reformers believed that criminals, the mentally ill, and poor people

One of the most prominent forms of prison reform, attempting to both reform and reduce expenses, was the_____________.

Who was most interested in creating a public school system?

Describe the various approaches to prison reform during the period from 1820 to 1840. What were the goals and successes of those who wished to reform America's prisons?

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 12: Antebellum Reform

Evangelicals in the_____________ were most likely to push for moral legislation on such issues as Sabbath observance or temperance.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband was involved in the movement for public schools in Ohio.

Examine the demand for women's rights in the years between 1820 and 1850.

To Whigs, markets were

The political party most suspicious of federal attempts to promote internal improvements (canals and turnpikes) was the

In the 1830s Democrats viewed blacks

Whigs and Democrats encouraged the aspirations of slaves and free blacks.

Democrats often doubted the value of commerce.

Which political party was most supportive of government involvement in the market developments of the period from 1820 to 1840?

What was the temperance movement? How did it affect American society in the early national period?

_____________wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

New York's Married Women's Property Act was passed in_____________.

Many Catholic parents refused to send their children to public school because

The abolitionists launched the_____________ Campaign to flood the mails with their antislavery material.

Describe the southern reaction to the middle-class social reforms of the early nineteenth century.

Horace Mann is most well known for which of the following issues?

Many nineteenth-century northern social reformers believed that criminals, the mentally ill, and poor people

One of the most prominent forms of prison reform, attempting to both reform and reduce expenses, was the_____________.

Who was most interested in creating a public school system?

Describe the various approaches to prison reform during the period from 1820 to 1840. What were the goals and successes of those who wished to reform America's prisons?

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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