age of reform

In the 1840s, Seneca Falls, New York, became the scene of an important convention for-

• women's rights

• labor union organization

• temperance reform

• prison reforms

The temperance movement was greatly influenced by the Second Great Awakening. What did the temperance movement encourage people to do?

• vote in their local elections

• fight for fair and equal pay in the workplace

• abstain from drinking alcohol

• give 10 percent of their earnings to the church

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Lucretia Mott

Susan B. Anthony

What do these women have in common?

• They were abolitionists

• They were champions for Women's Rights

• They were sympathetic to Southern slavery

• They pushed for better education for all children

The writings of transcendentalist thinkers often touched upon which theme?

• self-reliance

• devotion

• charity

• revolution

In late eighteenth-century America, the Second Great Awakening was a period of...

• rebirth that led to the development of a culture centered on education.

• Christian renewal that began in the northeastern United States.

• religious reform that focused on helping others.

• American revival that brought back pre-Revolutionary War traditions.

Which set of events is in the correct chronological order?

• Seneca Falls Convention, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, First Great Awakening

• War of 1812, Trail of Tears, Seneca Falls Convention, Indian Removal Act

• Lewis and Clark Expedition, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Seneca Falls Convention

• Boston Massacre, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Purchase of Lousiana from France

Which right is being denied?

"We have been obliged to preach woman's rights, because instead of listening to what we had to say on temperance, many have questioned the right of a woman to speak on any subject. Let it be understood, that we are a woman's rights society; we believe it is a woman's duty to speak whenever she feels the urge to do so..."

• freedom of press

• right to bear arms

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

The Declaration of Sentiments, adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, was significant because it -

• promoted the idea of equal rights to women

• demanded the immediate abolition of slavery

• called for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages

• asked government to restrict harmful business practices

Which is the best description of the works of the Hudson River School?

• They excelled in portrait paintings

• They glorified the majesty of nature

• They introduced abstract paintings

• Their themes involved the Second Great Awakening

What best explains why slavery had nearly disappeared in the North before the Civil War?

• Slave rebellions had forced an end to slavery in the North

• Slavery did not fit the economic interests of the North

• The Constitution required the end of slavery in the North

• Slave ownership was too expensive for Northern Farmers