Question 1

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.

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Question 2

In general, Catholics supported the temperance movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who wrote, "I will not equivocate-I will not excuse- I will not retreat a single inch-and I will be heard"?

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A)   Frederick Douglass
B)   Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C)   Margaret Fuller
D)   Horace Mann
E)   William Lloyd GarrisonF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which statement about the Shakers is true?

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A)   They practiced "complex marriage."
B)   They received their name from a crazy dance they performed during high-society parties.
C)   They hoped to create a model factory town.
D)   They believed that women were spiritually equal to men.
E)   They openly discussed sexual relations.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

How did Frederick Douglass characterize celebrating the Fourth of July?

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A)   hypocritical
B)   honorable
C)   liberty-affirming
D)   heretical
E)   harmlessF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The new breed of abolitionists that arose in the 1830s

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A)   supported a gradual end to slavery.
B)   characterized slaveholders as blameless.
C)   called for immediate abolition of slavery and equal rights for all African-Americans.
D)   called for immediate abolition of slavery and deportation of African-Americans.
E)   were free of the racism that pervaded American society.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following examples from modern life is in opposition to the goals of the American Tract Society?

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A)   Bibles available for purchase in a wide variety of languages
B)   different Protestant faiths joining together to protest government policy
C)   church services being aired on television
D)   bars and restaurants being open on Sundays
E)   churches running homeless sheltersF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Who expressed the view that the U.S. Constitution did not protect slavery?

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A)   Frederick Douglass
B)   William Lloyd Garrison
C)   Harriet Beecher Stowe
D)   Elijah Lovejoy
E)   John Quincy AdamsF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Brook Farm was one of the longest-lasting utopian communities of the nineteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A)   newspaper editors
B)   black abolitionists
C)   freed slaves
D)   white abolitionists
E)   womenF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Utopian communities were unlikely to attract much support because most Americans

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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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The Oneida community

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A)   allowed each member an equal vote in governing the community.
B)   permitted all of its members to own private property.
C)   banished any member who divulged any information about the community's sexual practices.
D)   invented the concept of birth control in America.
E)   controlled which of its members would be allowed to reproduce.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

According to Catharine Beecher, how were women supposed to influence people on an issue?

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A)   work diligently
B)   get a college education
C)   demonstrate peace and love
D)   learn how to shoot a gun
E)   show the best way to do domestic dutiesF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 14

The Declaration of Sentiments condemned the "injuries and usurpations" of

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A)   the Oneida community.
B)   drunkenness.
C)   the market economy.
D)   men against women.
E)   slave owners.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

By 1840, how many northerners had joined abolitionist organizations?

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A)   1,000
B)   10,000
C)   100,000
D)   1,000,000
E)   10,000,000F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

How did the Second Great Awakening influence American society?

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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.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Which was a goal of education in the New Harmony community?

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A)   "Americanize" the children of immigrants
B)   ensure strong Biblical knowledge and understanding
C)   train children to place the common good above their own desires
D)   teach the discipline needed to succeed in an industrial economy
E)   train girls for positions as teachers and governessesF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The Shakers believed God had a dual personality, both male and female.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What inspired Noyes's idea of achieving perfection?

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A)   religious revivals
B)   Jefferson's ideas on democracy
C)   original sin
D)   the Enlightenment
E)   Calvin's ideas on predestinationF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Which feminist expressed the idea that women and men should have equal opportunities to achieve "self-fulfillment"?

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A)   Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B)   Lucretia Mott
C)   Sarah Grimké
D)   Dorothea Dix
E)   Margaret FullerF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

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The Shakers believed God had a dual personality, both male and female.

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The Declaration of Sentiments condemned the "injuries and usurpations" of

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How did the Second Great Awakening influence American society?

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Which was a goal of education in the New Harmony community?

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Brook Farm was one of the longest-lasting utopian communities of the nineteenth century.

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Which of the following examples from modern life is in opposition to the goals of the American Tract Society?

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Who wrote, "I will not equivocate-I will not excuse- I will not retreat a single inch-and I will be heard"?

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In general, Catholics supported the temperance movement.

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

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Which statement about the Shakers is true?

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What inspired Noyes's idea of achieving perfection?

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Who expressed the view that the U.S. Constitution did not protect slavery?

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Utopian communities were unlikely to attract much support because most Americans

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By 1840, how many northerners had joined abolitionist organizations?

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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.

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