19th Century Social Reforms

The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped African Americans escape from enslavement in the American South to free Northern states or to Canada. Which of the following reform groups utilized this?

• transcendentalists

• education

• abolitionists

• prison reform

Which of the following best describes the Second Great Awakening?

• a period that wanted to ban alcohol in America

• a time when focus was put on education to get the most out of society

• the push to end the institution of slavery in America

• a revival of religious feeling and belief starting in the 1790's

It was said that religion played an important role in the creation of 19th century social reforms. Which of the following was viewed as an evil in society?

• agriculture

• urbanization

• alcohol

• community prisons

Which of the following was NOT one of the changes women were pushing for in the 19th century?

• jobs

• the right to vote

• own land

• women were fighting for all of these

Education in the 19th century changed to provide

• private home tutoring

• free public schooling

• equal educational opportunities for all people groups

• specific job skills

The first Industrial Revolution in the U.S. lasted from 1790-1840. Of the options below, which answer choice best describes this time period?

• It was a time of civil unrest with many workers revolting and going on strike against the business owners and taskmasters.

• It was a time when revolutions were happening in Europe and the Americas with added pressure placed on the U.S. during the War of 1812.

• It was a time period when new inventions and ideas were suddenly changing the way goods and raw materials were produced.

• It was a period in American history when the U.S. experienced its first economic depression with businesses failing and little to no goods produced.

Dorothea Dix reported to the Massachusetts legislature that, "A woman in a cage . . . (one man) losing the use of his limbs from want of exercise . . . one man and one woman chained." What was the purpose of her meeting?

• She was trying to change the conditions of the prisons and creating hospitals to house the mentally ill.

• She was concerned after visiting a hospital for wounded soldiers wanted to try and change the conditions of the army hospital.

• She was working to reform the health conditions of the poor who were working long hours in the textile mills.

• She was hoping to change the school system so that it was safer and cleaner for all students learning.

What was the most negative impact of the cotton gin?

• it slowed the rate of cleaned cotton

• it increased the demand for more slaves

• it led to conflict in competitive agricultural states

• it increased labor hours in textile mills

Frederick Douglass may have been one of the most important abolitionists prior to the Civil War. Which of the following statements would best explain how he made a difference for the movement?

• Douglass gave several speeches around the country to assist women in having the equal right to vote and equal pay for similar jobs held by men.

• Douglass ran for government office in the hopes that he could persuade and eventually force legislation to abolish slavery.

• Douglass wrote many autobiographies about his personal experience living the life as a slave, which informed whites of the immorality and harsh treatment of slaves.

• Douglass was a primary conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped move slaves from the south to the north for their freedom.

Charles Finney may have been one of the most important reformers of the 1800's. Which of the following statements would best explain how his contributions impacted social reform during this time?

• Finney negotiated with state legislators and representatives to ban slavery in newly acquired western territories.

• Finney's work with the mentally ill led to the creation of better facilities and treatment of those in need.

• Finney worked with women at feminist conventions to protest their right to vote in state and federal elections.

• Finney inspired abolitionists, feminists, and other social reformers to look at the immoralities of society through religious revivals.