8th Grade - Chapter 18 - (18.3-18.4)

What was the focus of Horace Mann's reform movement?

• religion

• health care

• voting rights

• education

Which group benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?

• girls

• boys

• American Indians

• African Americans

Why types of people were discriminated against in education early in the 1800's?

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Women

• All of the Above

How were most public schools funded in Massachusetts in the early 1850's?

• Native American Tribes

• tariffs

• taxes

• embargos

Prudence Crandall dedicated her life to

• teaching religion

• eliminating slavery

• helping the imprisoned

• establishing public schools for girls

Which statement best describes public education in America before the Reform Era?

• education was free to all children

• few areas had public schools

• only wealthy boys and girls were allowed to attend school

• girls did much better in school than boys

How did Frederick Douglas use his newspaper to support the cause of abolition?

• by spreading the message of freedom

• by running for office

• by rising up in revolt

• through church sermons

What motivated William Loyd Garrison to join the antislavery movement?

• distinguished awards

• political popularity

• economic benefits

• religious beliefs

Abolitionists tried to end slavery in all of these ways EXCEPT

• inspiring slaves to rise up and revolt

• finding a peaceful way

• giving slaveholders time to develop other farming methods

• kicking the Southern States out of the Union

What was unique about abolitionists like Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglas?

• they were former slave owners

• they were married

• they could not read or write

• they were former slaves