Question 1

All of the following are true of Brook Farm EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was established by transcendentalists 
B)  it was an effort in cooperative living 
C)  it was long lasting 
D)  it was located near Boston 
E)  it was a secular utopian community 
A)  it was established by transcendentalists 
B)  it was an effort in cooperative living 
C)  it was long lasting 
D)  it was located near Boston 
E)  it was a secular utopian community

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A) set up Seneca Falls Convention 
B) founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator 
C) pro-slavery senator from South Carolina 
D) founded Mormonism 
E) founder of the Oneida Community
F)revivalist who initiated the "circuit rider" system
G)promoted statewide school systems
H)advocated for the reform of insane asylums
I)escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocate 
A) set up Seneca Falls Convention 
B) founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator 
C) pro-slavery senator from South Carolina 
D) founded Mormonism 
E) founder of the Oneida Community
F)revivalist who initiated the "circuit rider" system
G)promoted statewide school systems
H)advocated for the reform of insane asylums
I)escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocate

Question 3

For all their differences, the variety of reform movements that arose in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century had what in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  a commitment to abolitionism 
B)  an absence of female membership and involvement 
C)  a prohibition against black participation 
D)  an impulse to perfect people and society 
E)  the rejection of the idea that America had a divine mission 
A)  a commitment to abolitionism 
B)  an absence of female membership and involvement 
C)  a prohibition against black participation 
D)  an impulse to perfect people and society 
E)  the rejection of the idea that America had a divine mission

Question 4

Members of the Shaker community:

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that Jesus Christ had returned to Earth in the 1820s 
B)  practiced free love and polygamy 
C)  were not permitted to leave after their "initiation" 
D)  practiced celibacy and owned everything in common 
E)  increased their numbers by having large families 
A)  believed that Jesus Christ had returned to Earth in the 1820s 
B)  practiced free love and polygamy 
C)  were not permitted to leave after their "initiation" 
D)  practiced celibacy and owned everything in common 
E)  increased their numbers by having large families

Question 5

Trace the evolution of early American literature. Who were the major writers? Discuss their works.

Accepted Answer

Early American literature can be traced

Question 6

Discuss the emergence of a popular press in antebellum America.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of a popular press in ante

Question 7

The word "teetotaler" originated with a temperance society's use of the letter "T" to signify total abstinence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why did the American Colonization Society acquire the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Society saw it as a source of new slaves for the American South. 
B)  The Society saw it as a location to build a white nation on the African continent. 
C)  The Society saw it as a place to transport free blacks and freed slaves. 
D)  The Society saw it as a land they could rule over like a kingdom. 
E)  The Society saw it as a valuable source of coal and diamonds. 
A)  The Society saw it as a source of new slaves for the American South. 
B)  The Society saw it as a location to build a white nation on the African continent. 
C)  The Society saw it as a place to transport free blacks and freed slaves. 
D)  The Society saw it as a land they could rule over like a kingdom. 
E)  The Society saw it as a valuable source of coal and diamonds.

Question 9

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  He advocated complete sexual freedom. 
B)  He argued for the establishment of total socialism. 
C)  He preached interracial marriage. 
D)  He practiced complete sexual abstinence. 
E)  He offered euthanasia for the elderly. 
A)  He advocated complete sexual freedom. 
B)  He argued for the establishment of total socialism. 
C)  He preached interracial marriage. 
D)  He practiced complete sexual abstinence. 
E)  He offered euthanasia for the elderly.

Question 10

Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why were working-class people attracted to Universalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged sinning. 
B)  It advocated for slavery and white superiority. 
C)  It claimed that people's fates had already been determined by God. 
D)  It stressed the possibility of salvation of all people. 
E)  It claimed that eternal punishment for sinners was not all that bad. 
A)  It encouraged sinning. 
B)  It advocated for slavery and white superiority. 
C)  It claimed that people's fates had already been determined by God. 
D)  It stressed the possibility of salvation of all people. 
E)  It claimed that eternal punishment for sinners was not all that bad.

Question 12

Describe the various trends in education during this period. Explore how geographic location, gender, or socioeconomic status impacted attitudes and access to education.

Accepted Answer

During this period, there have been seve

Question 13

Horace Mann advocated for a public school system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure that everyone had a basic level of knowledge and skills 
B)  to reinforce values such as hard work and clean living 
C)  to prepare the next generation to become good citizens 
D)  to give women opportunities for rewarding work outside the home 
E)  to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunity 
A)  to ensure that everyone had a basic level of knowledge and skills 
B)  to reinforce values such as hard work and clean living 
C)  to prepare the next generation to become good citizens 
D)  to give women opportunities for rewarding work outside the home 
E)  to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunity

Question 14

Unitarianism stressed:

Accepted Answer

A)  reason and conscience 
B)  creeds and confessions 
C)  belief in the Holy Trinity 
D)  ritualistic practices 
E)  belief in prophecy and miracles 
A)  reason and conscience 
B)  creeds and confessions 
C)  belief in the Holy Trinity 
D)  ritualistic practices 
E)  belief in prophecy and miracles

Question 15

Frederick Douglass:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the founder of the Underground Railroad 
B)  became a notable black preacher 
C)  wrote a famous account of his life as a slave 
D)  was captured in the North and returned to slavery 
E)  helped abolish slavery in the British West Indies 
A)  was the founder of the Underground Railroad 
B)  became a notable black preacher 
C)  wrote a famous account of his life as a slave 
D)  was captured in the North and returned to slavery 
E)  helped abolish slavery in the British West Indies

Question 16

All of the following statements about the American Colonization Society are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  free black leaders supported it 
B)  it was founded in the late 1810s 
C)  it was backed by many prominent politicians 
D)  it proposed to send blacks back to Africa 
E)  it did not reduce the total number of slaves 
A)  free black leaders supported it 
B)  it was founded in the late 1810s 
C)  it was backed by many prominent politicians 
D)  it proposed to send blacks back to Africa 
E)  it did not reduce the total number of slaves

Question 17

The "cult of domesticity" banned women from joining any professions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Universalists believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the universe is continually expanding 
B)  rich people are blessed by God 
C)  God predestined only a few for salvation 
D)  everyone could be saved 
E)  Americans are God's chosen people 
A)  the universe is continually expanding 
B)  rich people are blessed by God 
C)  God predestined only a few for salvation 
D)  everyone could be saved 
E)  Americans are God's chosen people

Question 19

Why might women be drawn to camp meetings?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provided an outlet for women to exhibit their preaching skills. 
B)  They provided women with opportunities to participate as equals in public rituals. 
C)  They were not open to male participation. 
D)  They allowed women to edit the Bible to reflect their own ideals. 
E)  They provided the only avenue of higher education available to women. 
A)  They provided an outlet for women to exhibit their preaching skills. 
B)  They provided women with opportunities to participate as equals in public rituals. 
C)  They were not open to male participation. 
D)  They allowed women to edit the Bible to reflect their own ideals. 
E)  They provided the only avenue of higher education available to women.

Question 20

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  the popularity of camp meetings 
B)  the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation 
C)  the growing appeal of Catholicism 
D)  declining literacy rates 
E)  popular new translations of the Bible 
A)  the popularity of camp meetings 
B)  the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation 
C)  the growing appeal of Catholicism 
D)  declining literacy rates 
E)  popular new translations of the Bible

Exam 12: Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

All of the following are true of Brook Farm EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

For all their differences, the variety of reform movements that arose in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century had what in common?

Members of the Shaker community:

Trace the evolution of early American literature. Who were the major writers? Discuss their works.

Discuss the emergence of a popular press in antebellum America.

The word "teetotaler" originated with a temperance society's use of the letter "T" to signify total abstinence.

Why did the American Colonization Society acquire the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia?

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee New York?

Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist.

Why were working-class people attracted to Universalism?

Describe the various trends in education during this period. Explore how geographic location, gender, or socioeconomic status impacted attitudes and access to education.

Horace Mann advocated for a public school system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Unitarianism stressed:

Frederick Douglass:

All of the following statements about the American Colonization Society are true EXCEPT:

The "cult of domesticity" banned women from joining any professions.

Universalists believed that:

Why might women be drawn to camp meetings?

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening?

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

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