Jackson and Reform makeup test

The source pictured below helped to persuade Americans and others to -

• support the spread of slavery into western states
• oppose the use of children as laborers in textile mills
• support the political agenda held by abolitionists
• oppose the belief of Manifest Destiny

Which group would have supported the passage of the below excerpt AND what methods were used to achieve their goal? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer in to BOTH parts of the question below.

The excerpt below was used to express the importance of -

• women’s rights
• temperance
• education
• care of the disabled

Events like those described below influenced Americans to -

• encourage Congress to support a Fugitive Slave Law
• support a variety of social reform movements
• persuade support for nativist movements
• discourage support of the temperance movement

The box below outlines legal and social issues that fostered change for -

• transcendentalists
• women
• children
• abolitionists

What was the significance of Seneca Falls, New York?

• Birthplace of reformer, Dorothea Dix
• Distribution center for abolitionist newspapers
• Meeting place for a women’s suffrage convention
• Location of first hospital established for the disabled

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer below?

• Second Great Awakening
• Hudson River School
• Urbanization and Industrialization
• Nullification Crisis

This excerpt is from Walden. Which statements show how this excerpt is an example of transcendentalism in the 1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

• Thoreau encourages the use of scientific data to prove the meaning of life.
• Thoreau focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world.
• Thoreau wants people to embrace the use of technology to extend life expectancy.
• Thoreau believes humans can lead a fulfilling life when they question the systems around them.

Which of the following best describes the origins of the abolitionist movement?

• Sojourner Truth delivering her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech
• William Lloyd Garrison launching an abolitionist newspaper
• Quakers establishing a colony based on religious freedom
• Frederick Douglass delivering first-hand accounts of his life as a slave

Which group worked effortlessly to change the sentiments expressed in the below Supreme Court ruling?

• Labor Unionists
• Abolitionists
• Transcendentalists
• Nativists