Abolitionist Movement

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

What was on major effect of the Second Great Awakening?

• Churches turned away from public politics and focused on internal religious issues

• People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems

• Religious leaders petitioned legislatures to extend suffrage to women

• Politicians were encouraged to promote states' rights rather than federal unity

The reform efforts of Dorothea Dix during the mid-nineteenth century led to-

• improved education for immigrant children

• the creation of worker safety regulations

• the expansion of suffrage for women

• improved facilities for the mentally ill and disabled

Which statement best explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?

• Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients

• Doctors were required to get federal licenses to practice medicine

• States passed laws giving harsher sentences to criminals

• The government distributed land to poor people

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

What was one major impact of this novel?

• 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 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

This leader inspired followers on the abolitionist movement by-

• writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

• publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

• organizing the Underground Railroad

• becoming the first African American senator

How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?

• She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
• She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
• She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
• She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian