Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Calhoun

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 2

The woman who wrote the profoundly influential A Treatise on Domestic Economy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Catharine Beecher 
B)  Harriet Hunt 
C)  Lucretia Mott 
D)  Lucy Stone 
E)  Emily Dickinson 
A)  Catharine Beecher 
B)  Harriet Hunt 
C)  Lucretia Mott 
D)  Lucy Stone 
E)  Emily Dickinson

Question 3

The secular utopian community Brook Farm hosted both male and female visiting lecturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Joseph Smith:

Accepted Answer

A)  started the Unitarian church in Utah 
B)  was a great revivalist preacher from New England 
C)  founded the Mormon Church in western New York 
D)  claimed to be God's only prophet 
E)  was a "circuit rider" preacher from the South 
A)  started the Unitarian church in Utah 
B)  was a great revivalist preacher from New England 
C)  founded the Mormon Church in western New York 
D)  claimed to be God's only prophet 
E)  was a "circuit rider" preacher from the South

Question 5

Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of republican virtue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mother Ann Lee was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a "free love" advocate 
B)  an early feminist 
C)  the organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention 
D)  the founder of the Shakers 
E)  the leader of the New Harmony community 
A)  a "free love" advocate 
B)  an early feminist 
C)  the organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention 
D)  the founder of the Shakers 
E)  the leader of the New Harmony community

Question 7

William Lloyd Garrison:

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded immediate emancipation of slaves 
B)  organized an anti-slavery political party 
C)  used calm, moderate language to oppose slavery 
D)  caused the Nat Turner revolt 
E)  believed slaveholders should be paid to free their slaves 
A)  demanded immediate emancipation of slaves 
B)  organized an anti-slavery political party 
C)  used calm, moderate language to oppose slavery 
D)  caused the Nat Turner revolt 
E)  believed slaveholders should be paid to free their slaves

Question 8

Why did the working poor often favor expanding the number of public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quality of education was better than the private schools operated in most cities. 
B)  Workers chose to go back to school rather than labor in factories. 
C)  Workers hoped to become public school teachers rather than laborers. 
D)  Workers wanted free schools to give their children an equal chance to pursue the American dream. 
E)  Building public schools promised to expand the number of construction jobs and therefore improve employment prospects. 
A)  The quality of education was better than the private schools operated in most cities. 
B)  Workers chose to go back to school rather than labor in factories. 
C)  Workers hoped to become public school teachers rather than laborers. 
D)  Workers wanted free schools to give their children an equal chance to pursue the American dream. 
E)  Building public schools promised to expand the number of construction jobs and therefore improve employment prospects.

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Dorothea Lynde Dix

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 10

William Lloyd Garrison published a militant anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who was considered the leader of transcendentalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Quincy Adams 
B)  Joseph Smith 
C)  William Garrison 
D)  William Ellery Channing 
E)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
A)  John Quincy Adams 
B)  Joseph Smith 
C)  William Garrison 
D)  William Ellery Channing 
E)  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 12

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.

Accepted Answer

Before 1830, the southern defense of sla

Question 14

Detail the rise of the temperance movement in American society. What was the outcome of this movement's efforts?

Accepted Answer

The temperance movement in American soci

Question 15

Mormon leader Joseph Smith was an advocate of monogamous marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Horace Mann

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 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Humphrey Noyes

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 18

Evaluate the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Which of the methods were most effective? Why?

Accepted Answer

The abolitionist movement was a social a

Question 19

Why did the American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing factions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights. 
B)  Some prominent members argued that capitalism should be dismantled. 
C)  Some prominent members suggested that the North make peace with slavery. 
D)  Some prominent members advocated the practice of "free love" at meetings. 
E)  Some prominent members owned slaves themselves. 
A)  Some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights. 
B)  Some prominent members argued that capitalism should be dismantled. 
C)  Some prominent members suggested that the North make peace with slavery. 
D)  Some prominent members advocated the practice of "free love" at meetings. 
E)  Some prominent members owned slaves themselves.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of Charles Finney?

Accepted Answer

A)  He generated 100,000 conversions. 
B)  He was active in New York's burned-over district. 
C)  He emphasized both good faith and good works. 
D)  He rejected the doctrine of predestination. 
E)  He was an active Universalist preacher. 
A)  He generated 100,000 conversions. 
B)  He was active in New York's burned-over district. 
C)  He emphasized both good faith and good works. 
D)  He rejected the doctrine of predestination. 
E)  He was an active Universalist preacher.

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

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Calhoun

The woman who wrote the profoundly influential A Treatise on Domestic Economy was:

The secular utopian community Brook Farm hosted both male and female visiting lecturers.

Joseph Smith:

Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of republican virtue.

Mother Ann Lee was:

William Lloyd Garrison:

Why did the working poor often favor expanding the number of public schools?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Dorothea Lynde Dix

William Lloyd Garrison published a militant anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.

Who was considered the leader of transcendentalism?

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.

Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.

Detail the rise of the temperance movement in American society. What was the outcome of this movement's efforts?

Mormon leader Joseph Smith was an advocate of monogamous marriage.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Horace Mann

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Humphrey Noyes

Evaluate the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Which of the methods were most effective? Why?

Why did the American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing factions?

Which of the following is NOT true of Charles Finney?

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

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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