The Reform Era test part 1

By the mid 1800s who was leaving struggling farms to make a better living in growing cities?

• The immigrant population

• Middle class families

• Native Americans

• Southern blacks

When Thoreau was put in jail for not paying taxes, he was inspired to write what essay?

• Legend of Sleepy Hollow

• Walden: Life in the Woods

• The American Scholar

• Civil Disobedience

What inspired Martin Luther King's participation in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s-1960s?

• The trascendentalism movement of the 1830s-1840s

• The fictional works of James Fenimore Cooper

• Thoreau's idea to disobey unjust laws with peaceful protest

• The dark romanticism writing style that had stories focus on failings in human nature

What was the name of the painting style that portrayed idealistic and romantic countryside rather than accurate illustration?

• The Hudson River School style

• The John James Audubon style

• The American landscape style

• The post Revolutionary style

What writing style encouraged Americans to believe in themselves?

• Dark romanticism

• Pioneer romanticism

• Transcendentalism

• Historical fiction

What reforms to education were introduced in the 1840s? (Check 3 that apply)

• Making schools free to the public

• Divided children into grades based on their proficiency

• Created the 9 month school year and standardized textbooks

• Established teacher training schools

During what movement did Americans decide they wanted their churches to reflect their democratic feeling with plain words for the common man?

• The Second Great Awakening

• The Original Great Awakening

• The Utopian Community Movement

• The Shaker Movement

Why did Utopian communities form? (Check 2)

• To separate from the pressures of American society with a vision that each person could create their own goals

• To separate from the excesses of American society

• To work on common goals as a harmonious community

• To change their working habits to writing philosophy during the day and farming activities to evenings

What is one way early local craft unions tried to improve working situations for their members?

• Publishing lists of prices for their work

• Defending their trades against diluted and cheap labor

• Requiring a series of breaks for workers

• Demanding a longer workday to get more pay

Trade unionism and early labor reform were two parts of a single strategy.

• True

• False