Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Deism

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Deism is a philosophical and religious b

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-University of Virginia

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 3

Women became especially active in the social reforms stimulated by the Second Great Awakening because

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A)  evangelical religion emphasized their spiritual dignity, and religious social reform legitimized their activity outside the home. 
B)  social reform seemed more attractive than church life itself. 
C)  women saw an opportunity to gain power in evangelical reform organizations. 
D)  many of the leading preachers and evangelists were women. 
E)  the biblical teachings of St. Paul emphasized women's roles in social reform. 
A)  evangelical religion emphasized their spiritual dignity, and religious social reform legitimized their activity outside the home. 
B)  social reform seemed more attractive than church life itself. 
C)  women saw an opportunity to gain power in evangelical reform organizations. 
D)  many of the leading preachers and evangelists were women. 
E)  the biblical teachings of St. Paul emphasized women's roles in social reform.

Question 4

How did educational opportunities increase in number and quality for early-nineteenth-century Americans? Who did not benefit from these expanded opportunities?

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In the early-nineteenth century, educati

Question 5

The original prophet of the Mormon religion was

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A)  William Miller. 
B)  Brigham Young. 
C)  Charles G. Finney. 
D)  the angel Moroni. 
E)  Joseph Smith. 
A)  William Miller. 
B)  Brigham Young. 
C)  Charles G. Finney. 
D)  the angel Moroni. 
E)  Joseph Smith.

Question 6

Noah Webster's dictionary

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A)  defined words that had previously been obscure. 
B)  helped to standardize the American language. 
C)  was used to educate nineteenth-century slaves. 
D)  helped promote variations in pronunciation among the regions 
E)  gave legitimacy to American slang. 
A)  defined words that had previously been obscure. 
B)  helped to standardize the American language. 
C)  was used to educate nineteenth-century slaves. 
D)  helped promote variations in pronunciation among the regions 
E)  gave legitimacy to American slang.

Question 7

The Second Great Awakening tended to

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A)  promote religious diversity. 
B)  reduce social class differences. 
C)  blur regional differences. 
D)  discourage church membership. 
E)  weaken women's social position. 
A)  promote religious diversity. 
B)  reduce social class differences. 
C)  blur regional differences. 
D)  discourage church membership. 
E)  weaken women's social position.

Question 8

Which early-nineteenth-century American educator authored a popular reader for schoolchildren?

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A)  Horace Mann 
B)  William H. McGuffey 
C)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
D)  Emma Willard 
E)  Mary Lyon 
A)  Horace Mann 
B)  William H. McGuffey 
C)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
D)  Emma Willard 
E)  Mary Lyon

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mary Lyon

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Mary Lyon (1797–1849) was an American ed

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Catharine Beecher

Accepted Answer

Catharine Beecher (1800-1878) was a prom

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Trumbull

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John Trumbull (1756–1843) was an America

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Age of Reason

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The Age of Reason, also known as the Enl

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Leaves of Grass

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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection w

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Oneida Community

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The Oneida Community was a utopian relig

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Bancroft

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George Bancroft was a prominent American

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mormons

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The Mormons, officially known as members

Question 17

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

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A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  Emily Dickinson. 
C)  Walt Whitman. 
D)  Herman Melville. 
E)  George Bancroft 
A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  Emily Dickinson. 
C)  Walt Whitman. 
D)  Herman Melville. 
E)  George Bancroft

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Maine Law of 1851

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The Maine Law of 1851, also known as the

Question 19

The Deist faith

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A)  emphasized the concept of original sin. 
B)  prized revelation over reason. 
C)  put women at the center of religious worship. 
D)  believed in human beings' inclination to depravity. 
E)  rejected the idea of Christ´s divinity. 
A)  emphasized the concept of original sin. 
B)  prized revelation over reason. 
C)  put women at the center of religious worship. 
D)  believed in human beings' inclination to depravity. 
E)  rejected the idea of Christ´s divinity.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lucy Stone

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Lucy Stone (1818–1893) was a prominent A

Exam 15: The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Deism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -University of Virginia

Women became especially active in the social reforms stimulated by the Second Great Awakening because

How did educational opportunities increase in number and quality for early-nineteenth-century Americans? Who did not benefit from these expanded opportunities?

The original prophet of the Mormon religion was

Noah Webster's dictionary

The Second Great Awakening tended to

Which early-nineteenth-century American educator authored a popular reader for schoolchildren?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Lyon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Catharine Beecher

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Trumbull

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Age of Reason

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Leaves of Grass

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Oneida Community

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Bancroft

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mormons

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Maine Law of 1851

The Deist faith

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lucy Stone

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