5.02: Freedom for All

Which of the following best describes the abolition and women’s reform movements in the first half of the nineteenth century?

• The abolition movement was only successful because of the success of the women’s rights movement.

• These two movements did not succeed completely in attaining their goals during this period.

• The women’s rights movement started after the abolition movement had attained its goals.

• These two movements were largely successful in attaining their goals during this period.

Which of the following was a right that early nineteenth century American women had?

• Right to attend church

• Right to enter into contracts

• Right to file a lawsuit

• Right to vote

True or False: Most people, including women, did NOT embrace the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, which called for greater rights for women.

• True

• False

Which of the following figures was NOT part of the abolitionist movement?

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman

• John C. Calhoun

What was the goal of most utopian communities in the first half of the nineteenth century?

• The welfare and happiness of all residents through the practice of complex marriages

• To achieve a state of perfection through adherence to a strict set of moral and ethical guidelines

• To create communities where production of goods is achieved through work assignments based on skills

How much success did the major reform movements of the early nineteenth century have?

• They were successful in every aspect, and American society radically changed for the better.

• They experienced little success, mainly due to the failure of reformers to attract followers.

• They experienced some success, primarily because of the religious movements of the time.

• They were totally unsuccessful, because most Americans of that era were anti-religion and refused to help.

What prompted Dorothea Dix to try to reform prisons and asylums?

• Cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill

• Overcrowding of state prisons and asylums for the mentally ill

• Federal laws that were biased against prisoners and the mentally ill

• A mentally ill family member who was mistreated in an asylum

Which of the following figures was NOT part of the early women's rights movement?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Lucretia Mott

• Sojourner Truth

• Betty Friedan

True or False: Horace Mann was a leading reformer in education.

• True

• False

What was the goal of the temperance movement?

• To abolish slavery

• To gain women the right to vote

• To improve working conditions

• To ban alcohol