Unit 8: The Reform Era

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

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

Frederick Douglass inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by --

• Writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• Publishing the anti-slavery newspaper "The North Star"

• Organizing the Underground Railroad

• Publishing the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"

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 TWO of the following are characteristics/traits in Transcendentalist literature and art?

• Nature

• Urban Life

• Non-Conformity/Individualism

• Conformity

• Religion & The Bible

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 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

This was the first uniquely American school of painting. They were influenced by the natural landscape of the United States.

The Abolitionist (Anti-Slavery) newspaper published by William Loyd Garrison

The Abolitionist (Anti-Slavery) newspaper published by Frederick Douglass