Question 1

Abolitionists were among the first to appreciate the key role of public opinion in a mass democracy, focusing their efforts on awakening the nation to the moral evil of slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Do you agree with the assertion that blacks viewed freedom in a different way than did whites? Defend or reject this idea using examples from the text.

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Question 3

MATCHING
-utopian

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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) K) and L)
N) G) and L)

Question 4

How did the abolitionists link themselves to the nation's Revolutionary heritage?

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A)   They seized on the preamble to the Declaration of Independence as an attack against slavery.
B)   They cracked the Liberty Bell to signify that the bonds of liberty were breaking under the weight of slavery.
C)   They used mob action, just as the revolutionaries had when they attacked such disagreeable measures as the Stamp Act.
D)   They reminded audiences constantly that the main issue the Sons of Liberty and similar groups had invoked was liberty.
E)   They made a heroic figure of Crispus Attucks, the African-American who died at the Boston Massacre.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The frontispiece of the 1848 edition of David Walker's book depicts a black figure receiving "liberty" and "justice" from:

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A)   the Declaration of Independence.
B)   a slave master.
C)   the Constitution.
D)   the Underground Railroad.
E)   heaven.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

MATCHING
-Elijah Lovejoy

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A)  equated slavery with sin
B)  The Liberator
C)  Uncle Tom's Cabin
D)  Society in America
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) led Mormons to Great Salt LakeL) Woman in the Nineteenth CenturyM) C) and I)
N) B) and E)

Question 7

Abolitionists fought for the right to debate slavery openly and without reprisal. Analyze what led them to elevate "free opinion" to a central place in what William Lloyd Garrison called the "gospel of freedom."

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The abolitionists were motivated to elev...

Question 8

William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that:

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A)   blacks could never fully achieve equality in America and would be happier in Africa.
B)   because slaves were uneducated, it was necessary to educate them in America before sending them to Africa.
C)   blacks were not "strangers" in America to be shipped abroad, but should be recognized as a permanent part of American society.
D)   colonization should be subsidized through a tax on cotton.
E)   because blacks had no political experience, Garrison himself ought to be appointed governor of the African colony.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The American Tract Society was focused on:

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A)   slavery.
B)   drinking.
C)   feminism.
D)   suffrage.
E)   religion.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Which statement about Shakers is FALSE?

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A)   They practiced "complex marriage" and publicly recorded sexual relations.
B)   Their numbers grew through conversions and the adoption of orphans.
C)   They bred cattle for profit and made furniture.
D)   They believed that men and women were spiritually equal.
E)   They abandoned private property and traditional family life.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

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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Question 12

The antebellum utopian communities were largely located in the Upper South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
-Freedom's Journal

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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) E) and L)
N) A) and E)

Question 14

By 1860, all but two states had established tax-supported school systems for its children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Write an essay on what the Fourth of July meant to Frederick Douglass, and compare that to what the Fourth of July meant to the founding fathers in 1776 and to what it means to you today.

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The Fourth of July held very different m...

Question 16

Frederick Douglass wrote, "When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written women will occupy a large space in its pages." Was Douglass correct? Explain the role women played in the abolitionist movement. Then analyze how that experience influenced the feminist movement.

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The answer of Frederick Douglass wrote, "When the true history...

Question 17

Dorothea Dix devoted her life to the cause of temperance, founding the American Temperance Organization

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

MATCHING
-Harriet Martineau

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A)  equated slavery with sin
B)  The Liberator
C)  Uncle Tom's Cabin
D)  Society in America
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) led Mormons to Great Salt LakeL) Woman in the Nineteenth CenturyM) C) and D)
N) E) and I)

Question 19

Although it only lasted a few years, the New Harmony community:

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A)   demonstrated that workers could function without discipline.
B)   influenced education reformers and women's rights advocates.
C)   popularized the abolitionist movement.
D)   allowed Josiah Warren to prove his point about absolute individual freedom.
E)   inspired the formation of more than a dozen off-shoot communities by 1850.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

MATCHING
-the Liberty Party

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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) E) and H)
N) C) and L)

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820 -1840

MATCHING -Freedom's Journal

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How did the abolitionists link themselves to the nation's Revolutionary heritage?

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MATCHING -Elijah Lovejoy

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By 1860, all but two states had established tax-supported school systems for its children.

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Abolitionists fought for the right to debate slavery openly and without reprisal. Analyze what led them to elevate "free opinion" to a central place in what William Lloyd Garrison called the "gospel of freedom."

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The American Tract Society was focused on:

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Dorothea Dix devoted her life to the cause of temperance, founding the American Temperance Organization

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Which statement about Shakers is FALSE?

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MATCHING -Harriet Martineau

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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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Frederick Douglass wrote, "When the true history of the antislavery cause shall be written women will occupy a large space in its pages." Was Douglass correct? Explain the role women played in the abolitionist movement. Then analyze how that experience influenced the feminist movement.

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Do you agree with the assertion that blacks viewed freedom in a different way than did whites? Defend or reject this idea using examples from the text.

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Write an essay on what the Fourth of July meant to Frederick Douglass, and compare that to what the Fourth of July meant to the founding fathers in 1776 and to what it means to you today.

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MATCHING -utopian

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The antebellum utopian communities were largely located in the Upper South.

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William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that:

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