INDUSTRIALIZATION/REFORM TO SECTIONALISM STAAR REVIEW

The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted?

• spiritual revival and the need for social reform.
• the use of reason and scientific theory.
• states’ rights and governmental reform.
• mercantilism and the development of global trade.

A tourist would most likely go to the location shown on the map to visit?

• the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Women’s Rights National Historical Park.
• Historic Jamestowne in Colonial National Historical Park.
• Independence Hall in Independence National Historical Park.
• George Washington’s Headquarters in Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies? 

• Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.  
• Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.  
• Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.
• Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.  

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

• American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own.
• Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs.
• British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade.
• Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery.

What was one result of the law described below?

• Northerners who believed the law was unfair began to support the abolitionist movement.
• Religious groups left the abolitionist movement to avoid political controversy.
• Southerners used the law to challenge the constitutionality of abolitionist goals.
• Abolitionist societies began to focus their efforts on promoting women’s suffrage.

What was one major impact of this novel below?

• The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.
• Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.
• The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.
• Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

How did the growth of these organizations below most affect the role of women in U.S. society?

• By providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas.
• By expanding the participation of women in social reform.
• By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas.
• By securing the establishment of private universities for women.

The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?

• Twelfth Amendment
• Thirteenth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Fifteenth Amendment

The speaker quoted below was a supporter of the movement to —

• end the international slave trade.
• establish strict limits on immigration.
• expose corruption in the federal government.
• discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to?

• ban the spread of slavery to new territories.
• decrease the consumption of alcohol.
• gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons.
• create a self-sufficient utopian society.