Reform Movement STAAR Review

What were TWO methods used by the abolitionists to combat the institution of slavery during the Era of Reform in the 1800s.

Think about the question carefully, then answer in the space provided.

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen colonies?

• Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry

• Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.

• Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.

• Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.

Which statement describes the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• Many Northerners changed how they felt about slavery and supported abolition

• Many plantation owners in the South decided to set enslaved people free.

• Many members of Congress supported an amendment making the practice of slavery illegal.

• Many enslaved people read the book and used it as a guide to escape to the North

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, which generalization can be made about the temperance movement?

• Women became involved in the temperance movement in order to gain equal rights with men

• Women gained social influence through their involvement in the temperance movement.

• Women gained social influence through their involvement in the temperance movement.

• Women were uninterested in solving the social problems that led to the temperance movement.

Why is Dorothea Dix a significant figure in U.S. history?

• She was a leader in the fight for the abolition of slavery.

• She led a reform effort to improve working conditions in factories.

• She was a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage.

• She led a reform effort to improve care for the mentally ill

Which statement describes the role of this newspaper and its publisher?

• John Brown used the newspaper to recruit people to his antislavery cause.

• William Lloyd Garrison used the newspaper to push for the emancipation of all enslaved people.

• Frederick Douglass used the newspaper to help end the practice of slavery.

• Harriet Tubman used the newspaper to recruit people to assist escaped enslaved people.

Which term best completes the excerpt?

• Second Great Awakening

• temperance movement

• Era of good feelings

• abolitionist movement

The people in this list are similar because their actions -

• promoted interes in agricultural innovation

• promoted support for wesward expansion

• showed dedication to sectionalism and states' rights

• showed commitment to rights and freedoms

Which woman fought to create legislation to help the people described in this excerpt?

• Sojourner Truth

• Dorothea Dix

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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