Unit 8 Day 5

Age of Reform

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would reflect the ideas of transcendentalism?

• “A man must obey the laws of his country first, otherwise chaos would ensue.”

• “If slavery were abolished, America’s economy would grow because more free labor would be available.”

• “The transcontinental railroad will connect the east and west coasts so that goods can travel more efficiently.”

• “Those who ignore what is wrong, or do not care about what is right, will allow the practice of slavery to continue in this country.”

Multiple Choice

Which movement did Emerson lead?

• Temperance

• Abolitionism

• The Second Great Awakening

• Transcendentalism

Multiple Choice

This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by -

• writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

• organizing the Underground Railroad

• becoming the first African American Senator

Open Ended

What is civil disobedience AND how did Henry David Thoreau practice it in the 1840s?

Think about the question carefully.  Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.  

Women in the 1800s

• In the 1800s women were

not seen the same way as
men and were treated
differently

• Women were expected to

stay at home and not work,
were not allowed to serve
on juries and could not vote

• During this time, the most

important role of a woman
was to raise children

• Susan B. Anthony worked

to change that

Day 5

• How did society view women in the 1800s?

• How has the view of women changed since

the 1800s?

Turn and Talk

Women’s Rights Movement

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

and Lucretia Mott
organized the Seneca
Falls Convention

• This was the first meeting

for women’s rights

• At the meeting they

wrote the “Declaration of
Sentiments” which asked
for women to be treated
the same as men and to
have the right to vote

Day 5

• What was the goal of the women’s rights

movement?

• Why do you think women reformers chose to

borrow the ideas of Thomas Jefferson’s
Declaration of Independence?

Turn and Talk

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Multiple Choice

Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

• Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul

• Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman

• Martha C. Wright and Mary Ann McClintock

Multiple Choice

What was the main manifesto of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Sentiments

• Declaration of Equality

• Declaration of Rights

Multiple Choice

Who gave a speech in defense of the ninth resolution at the convention?

• Mary M’Clintock

• Frederick Douglass

• Martha Coffin Wright

• Lucretia Mott

Multiple Choice

Who was not present at the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the Women's Suffrage Movement?

• To gain equal pay for women

• To gain the right to vote for women

• To gain property rights for women

• To gain educational rights for women