Unit 6: Era of Reform Review

How did Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?

• through newspapers

• by running for office

• by rising up in revolt

• through church sermons

Which of these was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?

• They were not allowed to vote.

• They were not allowed to attend school.

• They could not voice their opinions

•  They could not travel throughout the country.

 Which of these was being denied to women in 1848?

•  ability to attend school

•  freedom to raise a family

•  control over property and wages

• opportunity to attend church services

What was an immediate effect of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

• It led to the end of slavery in the United States.

• It proposed laws providing equal education for all.

• It created an organized campaign for women's rights

•  It led to the nomination of the first congresswoman.

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?

•  Cotton mills moved to the South.

• Cotton exports to Europe declined.

•  Cotton farmers no longer needed enslaved people

• Cotton became the South's most important cropcotton gin

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

•  a conflict between factory owners in cities

• a shift from handmade products to machine-made products

• a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in the labor of enslaved people

• a change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

Why were textile mills built near rivers?

•  Rivers provided power to operate the mills.

•  Rivers provided transportation for employees of the mills.

•  Textile mills were built near population centers.

• Textile mills provided cloth for factories near the rivers.

Which of these best describes the difference between an agrarian and an industrialist in the 1800s?

• One is poor while the other is wealthy.

•  One employs enslaved people and the other employs immigrants.

• One works to support a family while the other works to make money.

•  One favors policies that support farming and the other favors policies that support factories.

What was life like for free African Americans in the North?

• They were given special privileges

• They were encouraged to move to the South.

• They were not treated as equal to other citizens

• They had the same rights as all other citizens.

Which of these was a major cause of immigration to the United States between 1845 and 1860?

• political conflict

• offers of free land 

• escape from slavery

•  investment opportunities