IND. REVOLUTION/ABOLITION/REFORM 21'-22'

The construction of railroads and canals benefited northern industries by

• increasing the flow of southern products westward

• promoting urbanization in the South and West

• facilitating the faster movement of products

• slowing migration to the cities of the North

Which event was a first step in the American abolitionist movement?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Toms’ Cabin was published.

• States north of Pennsylvania outlawed the practice of enslaving people.

• William Lloyd Garrison organized the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.

• American Colonization Society was formed to help formerly enslaved people.

The American women’s suffrage movement started with a gathering of women and men in

• Washington, D.C.

• Seneca Falls, New York

• Concord, Massachusetts

• Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

One effect of urbanization that led to the development of the Know-Nothing Party was

• unsafe factory conditions

• unsanitary living conditions

• anti-immigration sentiment

• fear of communist influence

Many immigrants from Ireland to the urban centers of the northeastern United States during the mid-nineteenth century often found work in

• farming and cattle ranching

• factories and municipal services

• retail sales at new department stores

• professional services such as medicine and law

One economic reason for the general trend of migration from rural to urban areas is that

• rural areas have better access to trade commerce centers

• people in urban areas have more opportunities to find jobs

• people in rural areas have access to greater financial services

• urban areas provide people a greater sense of personal safety

How did Thoreau's idea of civil disobedience influence American society?

• Citizens who considered the Civil War unjust refused to comply with the draft.

• Western settlers who disagreed with placing railroads on their land dismantled the tracks at night.

• Civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. called on people to refuse to obey laws considered unjust.

• American Indian tribes on reservations refused to purchase agricultural products that were not grown on reservation grounds.

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were instrumental in working for women’s rights by

• authoring a variety of publications

• leading working women on many strikes

• running as candidates for political offices

• directing several marches on Washington D.C.

How did the Second Great Awakening impact American society?

• It led to a rapid expansion of public education.

• It highlighted growing social and regional differences.

• It resulted in a ban on the international trade of enslaved people.

Frederick Douglass contributed to the abolitionist reform movement by

• writing legislation that banned enslaving people

• informing others about his early life in slavery

• creating a secret route for escaped enslaved people