Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-American Colonization Society

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 AfricaF) tax-supported public schoolsG) a vision for a perfect societyH) area of intensive revivals in New York and OhioI) preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in CongressJ) feminist style of dressK) first U.S.black newspaperL) movement against alcoholM) B) and G)
N) D) and I)

Question 2

With his abolitionist writings,David Walker employed both secular and religious language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was most significant about Theodore Weld's argument concerning the sinfulness of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)   It convinced some that slavery needed to be abolished immediately.
B)   Ministers could preach that slavery was the devil's work.
C)   It contradicted passages in the Bible that seemed to be proslavery.
D)   It allowed ministers like William Lloyd Garrison to take on a leadership role.
E)   It led to Frederick Douglass gaining his freedom.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Elijah Lovejoy

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 ConventionF) advocate for the mentally illG) leading educational reformerH) An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the WorldI) editor and martyr of the abolitionist movementJ) Letters on the Equality of the SexesK) New HarmonyL) Woman in the Nineteenth CenturyM) D) and K)
N) C) and J)

Question 5

The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was:

Accepted Answer

A)   David Walker.
B)   William Lloyd Garrison.
C)   Lewis Tappan.
D)   Wendell Phillips.
E)   Theodore Weld.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

What was the greatest accomplishment of the abolitionists by 1840?

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A)   Getting all slaves freed.
B)   Helping free, on average, 5,000 slaves a year.
C)   Getting Abraham Lincoln elected president.
D)   Making slavery a prominent topic of conversation.
E)   Gaining the right to vote for women.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Horace Mann believed that public schools would do all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   "equalize the conditions of men."
B)   provide an avenue for social advancement.
C)   restore a fractured society.
D)   reinforce social stability.
E)   help eliminate racial discrimination.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Which state enacted a far-reaching law allowing married women to sign contracts and buy and sell property?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Jersey.
B)   Massachusetts.
C)   Vermont.
D)   Pennsylvania.
E)   New York.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Dorothea Dix devoted much time to the crusade for the:

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A)   immediate abolition of slavery.
B)   establishment of common schools in the South.
C)   better treatment of convicted criminals in jail.
D)   construction of humane mental hospitals for the insane.
E)   right for women to vote in local school elections.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The organized abolitionist movement split into two wings in 1840,largely over:

Accepted Answer

A)   whether to nominate William Lloyd Garrison or James G. Birney as the antislavery presidential candidate.
B)   the question of abolitionists' taking a public stand on the controversial gag rule.
C)   whether African-Americans should be allowed to speak at mixed-race public events.
D)   a dispute concerning the proper role of women in antislavery work.
E)   disagreements concerning the endorsement of colonization.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin,when published,went virtually unknown for two decades but then became popular in the 1850s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Like Indian removal,the colonization of former slaves rested on the premise that America:

Accepted Answer

A)   was fundamentally a white society.
B)   wanted what was in the best interest of all the people.
C)   was not financially able to support all who lived there.
D)   provided opportunity for new land to those who desired it.
E)   was a land of diversity and equality.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-gag rule

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 AfricaF) tax-supported public schoolsG) a vision for a perfect societyH) area of intensive revivals in New York and OhioI) preventing antislavery petitions to be heard in CongressJ) feminist style of dressK) first U.S.black newspaperL) movement against alcoholM) G) and K)
N) C) and G)

Question 15

If the American Tract Society existed today,which of the following would anger this group?

Accepted Answer

A)   Churches working together to feed the poor.
B)   Different Protestant faiths protesting government policy.
C)   Church services being promoted on television.
D)   Businesses opening on Sundays to run special advertised sales.
E)   Churches trying to end illegal drug abuse.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

To members of the North's emerging middle-class culture,reform became a badge of respectability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William Lloyd Garrison

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 ConventionF) advocate for the mentally illG) leading educational reformerH) An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the WorldI) editor and martyr of the abolitionist movementJ) Letters on the Equality of the SexesK) New HarmonyL) Woman in the Nineteenth CenturyM) A) and L)
N) H) and I)

Question 18

The gag rule:

Accepted Answer

A)   stated that newspapers could not print antislavery materials.
B)   prevented Congress from hearing antislavery petitions.
C)   denied women the right to speak in mixed-sex public gatherings.
D)   prevented Congregational ministers from preaching against Catholics.
E)   was adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention to symbolize that women did not have a voice in politics.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sarah Grimké

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 ConventionF) advocate for the mentally illG) leading educational reformerH) An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the WorldI) editor and martyr of the abolitionist movementJ) Letters on the Equality of the SexesK) New HarmonyL) Woman in the Nineteenth CenturyM) H) and I)
N) C) and I)

Question 20

The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments:

Accepted Answer

A)   did not demand voting rights for women because the participants were so divided on that issue.
B)   was modeled on the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
C)   was written primarily by the Grimké sisters.
D)   condemned the entire structure of inequality between men and women.
E)   inspired Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to become abolitionists.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Exam 12: An Age of Reform,1820-1840

Which state enacted a far-reaching law allowing married women to sign contracts and buy and sell property?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -gag rule

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Elijah Lovejoy

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

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What was most significant about Theodore Weld's argument concerning the sinfulness of slavery?

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The gag rule:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -American Colonization Society

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Dorothea Dix devoted much time to the crusade for the:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sarah Grimké

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If the American Tract Society existed today,which of the following would anger this group?

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Horace Mann believed that public schools would do all of the following EXCEPT:

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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin,when published,went virtually unknown for two decades but then became popular in the 1850s.

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What was the greatest accomplishment of the abolitionists by 1840?

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The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was:

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With his abolitionist writings,David Walker employed both secular and religious language.

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To members of the North's emerging middle-class culture,reform became a badge of respectability.

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The organized abolitionist movement split into two wings in 1840,largely over:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Lloyd Garrison

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The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments:

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Like Indian removal,the colonization of former slaves rested on the premise that America:

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