Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Brook Farm

Accepted Answer

A) made abolition a political movement 
B) group of reformed drinkers 
C) Seneca Falls Convention 
D) New England transcendentalists 
E) advocated blacks returning to Africa
F)tax-supported public schools
G)a vision for a perfect society
H)area of intensive revivals in New York and Ohio
I)preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in Congress
J)feminist style of dress
K)first U.S.black newspaper
L)movement against alcohol 
A) made abolition a political movement 
B) group of reformed drinkers 
C) Seneca Falls Convention 
D) New England transcendentalists 
E) advocated blacks returning to Africa
F)tax-supported public schools
G)a vision for a perfect society
H)area of intensive revivals in New York and Ohio
I)preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in Congress
J)feminist style of dress
K)first U.S.black newspaper
L)movement against alcohol D

Question 2

The various reform and utopian communities that sprang up throughout America during the first part of the nineteenth century typically understood the meaning of freedom differently from mainstream Americans.Analyze the various meanings these groups gave to the word "freedom" and compare those meanings with the ones given by mainstream America.Your essay ought to give the reader a sense of what these communities were rejecting about mainstream society.

Accepted Answer

The reform and utopian communities that emerged in the early nineteenth century in America had diverse interpretations of the concept of freedom, which often diverged from the mainstream understanding of the term. These communities were formed as a rejection of certain aspects of mainstream society, and their interpretations of freedom reflected this rejection.

One common interpretation of freedom among these communities was the freedom from societal norms and constraints. Many of these communities sought to create alternative social structures that allowed for greater personal autonomy and freedom from traditional hierarchies and power dynamics. For example, the Shakers rejected the institution of marriage and family in favor of communal living, which they saw as a more liberating and equitable way of life.

Another interpretation of freedom among these communities was the freedom to live in harmony with nature and the land. Many utopian communities were founded on principles of agrarianism and sought to escape the industrialization and urbanization of mainstream society. They believed that true freedom could only be found in a simpler, more natural way of life, free from the constraints of modern civilization.

In contrast, mainstream America at the time tended to define freedom in more individualistic and political terms. The emphasis was on personal liberty, property rights, and the freedom to pursue one's own economic interests. This understanding of freedom often justified the exploitation of labor and natural resources, which the reform and utopian communities rejected.

Overall, these communities were rejecting the materialism, individualism, and social inequality of mainstream society. Their interpretations of freedom reflected a desire for a more communal, harmonious, and equitable way of life. By comparing these alternative meanings of freedom with those of mainstream America, we can gain a deeper understanding of the social and political tensions that shaped the early nineteenth century in America.

Question 3

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. E

Question 4

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 5

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 6

The abolitionists' greatest achievement lay in shattering the conspiracy of silence that had sought to preserve national unity by suppressing public debate over slavery.Explain how the abolitionists achieved this and comment on how successful the movement was or was not.

Accepted Answer

The abolitionists achieved their greates

Question 7

How did reformers reconcile their desire to create moral order with their quest to enhance personal freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not even try, because they had no intention of enhancing personal freedom. 
B)  They claimed that genuine liberty meant allowing others to eliminate those problems that might threaten that liberty. 
C)  They argued that too many people were "slaves" to various sins and that freeing them from this enslavement would enable them to compete economically. 
D)  They contended that self-discipline was so rare that someone had to step in and make sure that Americans could enjoy the fruits of their labor. 
E)  They felt that eliminating temptations would lead to the natural liberty that Protestants had long considered crucial to maintaining a good society. 
A)  They did not even try, because they had no intention of enhancing personal freedom. 
B)  They claimed that genuine liberty meant allowing others to eliminate those problems that might threaten that liberty. 
C)  They argued that too many people were "slaves" to various sins and that freeing them from this enslavement would enable them to compete economically. 
D)  They contended that self-discipline was so rare that someone had to step in and make sure that Americans could enjoy the fruits of their labor. 
E)  They felt that eliminating temptations would lead to the natural liberty that Protestants had long considered crucial to maintaining a good society.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-American Colonization Society

Accepted Answer

The American Colonization Society (ACS)

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-utopian

Accepted Answer

A) made abolition a political movement 
B) group of reformed drinkers 
C) Seneca Falls Convention 
D) New England transcendentalists 
E) advocated blacks returning to Africa
F)tax-supported public schools
G)a vision for a perfect society
H)area of intensive revivals in New York and Ohio
I)preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in Congress
J)feminist style of dress
K)first U.S.black newspaper
L)movement against alcohol 
A) made abolition a political movement 
B) group of reformed drinkers 
C) Seneca Falls Convention 
D) New England transcendentalists 
E) advocated blacks returning to Africa
F)tax-supported public schools
G)a vision for a perfect society
H)area of intensive revivals in New York and Ohio
I)preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in Congress
J)feminist style of dress
K)first U.S.black newspaper
L)movement against alcohol

Question 10

By 1840,the temperance movement in the United States had:

Accepted Answer

A)  united Americans of all classes and religions in a "war" against alcohol. 
B)  virtually disappeared. 
C)  convinced Congress to pass a national prohibition law. 
D)  made no measurable impact on Americans' drinking habits. 
E)  encouraged a substantial decrease in the consumption of alcohol. 
A)  united Americans of all classes and religions in a "war" against alcohol. 
B)  virtually disappeared. 
C)  convinced Congress to pass a national prohibition law. 
D)  made no measurable impact on Americans' drinking habits. 
E)  encouraged a substantial decrease in the consumption of alcohol.

Question 11

Who influenced the start of Brook Farm but never lived there?

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 12

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 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-institution building

Accepted Answer

Institution building refers to the proce

Question 14

Before the Civil War,who came to believe that the U.S.Constitution did not provide national protection to the institution of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  John C. Calhoun. 
E)  Jennings Randolph. 
A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  John C. Calhoun. 
E)  Jennings Randolph.

Question 15

Utopian communities were unlikely to attract much support because most Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  saw property ownership as key to economic independence, but nearly all the utopian communities insisted that members give up their property. 
B)  feared the Communist Party that endorsed and, in some cases, sponsored these communities. 
C)  were Protestants, but all utopian communities required members to deny religious beliefs. 
D)  supported the industrial revolution, but most utopian communities turned away from industry in favor of an agrarian lifestyle. 
E)  considered the utopian communities to be too materialistic and selfish. 
A)  saw property ownership as key to economic independence, but nearly all the utopian communities insisted that members give up their property. 
B)  feared the Communist Party that endorsed and, in some cases, sponsored these communities. 
C)  were Protestants, but all utopian communities required members to deny religious beliefs. 
D)  supported the industrial revolution, but most utopian communities turned away from industry in favor of an agrarian lifestyle. 
E)  considered the utopian communities to be too materialistic and selfish.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-William Lloyd Garrison

Accepted Answer

William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent A

Question 17

Frederick Douglass wrote,"When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written,________ will occupy a large space in its pages."

Accepted Answer

A)  newspaper editors 
B)  black abolitionists 
C)  freed slaves 
D)  white abolitionists 
E)  women 
A)  newspaper editors 
B)  black abolitionists 
C)  freed slaves 
D)  white abolitionists 
E)  women

Question 18

How did the Second Great Awakening influence American society?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement led to most immigrants becoming Methodist and Baptist. 
B)  It led to women's suffrage by the time of the Civil War. 
C)  The religious aspect led to alcohol being banned in the United States. 
D)  It inspired some to combat the sins of society, such as alcoholism. 
E)  The movement deemphasized self-control. 
A)  The movement led to most immigrants becoming Methodist and Baptist. 
B)  It led to women's suffrage by the time of the Civil War. 
C)  The religious aspect led to alcohol being banned in the United States. 
D)  It inspired some to combat the sins of society, such as alcoholism. 
E)  The movement deemphasized self-control.

Question 19

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 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Theodore Weld

Accepted Answer

A) equated slavery with sin 
B) The Liberator 
C) Uncle Tom's Cabin 
D) accepted men as "the superior" 
E) organized the Seneca Falls Convention
F)advocate for the mentally ill
G)leading educational reformer
H)An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
I)editor and martyr of the abolitionist movement
J)Letters on the Equality of the Sexes
K)New Harmony
L)Woman in the Nineteenth Century 
A) equated slavery with sin 
B) The Liberator 
C) Uncle Tom's Cabin 
D) accepted men as "the superior" 
E) organized the Seneca Falls Convention
F)advocate for the mentally ill
G)leading educational reformer
H)An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
I)editor and martyr of the abolitionist movement
J)Letters on the Equality of the Sexes
K)New Harmony
L)Woman in the Nineteenth Century

Exam 12: An Age of Reform,1820-1840

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Brook Farm

Who in Congress worked tirelessly to end the gag rule?

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

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

The abolitionists' greatest achievement lay in shattering the conspiracy of silence that had sought to preserve national unity by suppressing public debate over slavery.Explain how the abolitionists achieved this and comment on how successful the movement was or was not.

How did reformers reconcile their desire to create moral order with their quest to enhance personal freedom?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -American Colonization Society

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -utopian

By 1840,the temperance movement in the United States had:

Who influenced the start of Brook Farm but never lived there?

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

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -institution building

Before the Civil War,who came to believe that the U.S.Constitution did not provide national protection to the institution of slavery?

Utopian communities were unlikely to attract much support because most Americans:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglass wrote,"When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written,________ will occupy a large space in its pages."

How did the Second Great Awakening influence American society?

William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Theodore Weld

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