Unit 4 Assessment

Dorothea Dix worked in the ______________ movement. She worked to change the treatment of the mentally ill people.

"I hardly need to say that by the word 'Education,' I mean much more than an ability to read, write, and do arithmetic. I also mean to include a cultivation of intellect that shall enable us to understand those permanent and mighty laws that involve all parts of the universe...We live in a republic. Under our political system, the proper training of the next generation is the highest duty."

Which argument about the goal of education in the United States does Horace Mann express in the excerpt?

• Education must focus on teaching morals.

• Education can create better citizens.

• Education must prepare workers for jobs.

• Education can improve checks and balances.

"I hardly need to say that by the word 'Education,' I mean much more than an ability to read, write, and do arithmetic. I also mean to include a cultivation of intellect that shall enable us to understand those permanent and mighty laws that involve all parts of the universe...We live in a republic. Under our political system, the proper training of the next generation is the highest duty."

Which quotation from the text best supports the idea that education can create better citizens?

• "I mean much more than an ability to read."

• "to include a cultivation of intellect"

• "to understand those permanent and mighty laws."

• "We live in a republic."

"In 1808, the United States outlawed the importation of slaves from other countries."

Which statement BEST explains the influence of this law on the abolitionist movement?

• It helped the abolition movement because it restricted the slave trade & reduced the number of enslaved people.

• It helped the abolition movement because it restricted the slave trade, but it also hurt because the domestic slave trade increased.

• It hurt the abolition movement because it removed one of their strongest arguments against slavery & eliminated their international support.

• It helped the abolition movement because it reduced the profit people made from slavery, but it also hurt because it increased the importance of fugitive slave laws.

Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• The book's rational summary of plantation economics turned many Southerners against slavery.

• The book's rational summary of plantation economics turned many Northerners against slavery.

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

Based on the sources above, which statement best explains how a large number of free people and enslaved people responded to the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s?

• The argued that slavery was acceptable only in some parts of the nation.

• They organized groups to discourage people from moving to southern states.

• They created a network of people and places to help individuals escape slavery.

• They worked together to keep slavery from expanding into northern states.

What actions did women take in order to secure more democratic rights for themselves and other during the early 1800s.

Select the two correct answers.

• stage violent protests

• voice their opinions in court

• refuse to pay income taxes

• sue the government for discrimination

• mail letters to politicians and legislators

William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman were all famous---

• slaves

• generals

• abolitionists

• presidents

What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton do to help the suffrage movement?

• convinced a college to allow women to attend

• organized a convention and made speeches

• wrote a newspaper called "Hear Me Roar"

• attended an all men's college in disguise

Select the person that belongs in the center of the graphic organizer.

• Harriet Tubman

• Mary Church Terrell

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison