WorksheetsChapter 18 - The Era of Reform
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What played a key role in inspiring thousands of Americans to try to reform society?
a)
politicians
b)
new religious movements
c)
education
d)
healthcare
2.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
a)
The second time your alarm clock goes off in the morning.
b)
The reelection of a favorite politician.
c)
A revival of religious feeling and belief.
d)
Making changes to bring about improvement.
3.
Which is a person who followed the philosophy of trusting their emotions and intuition?
a)
suffragette
b)
abolitionist
c)
expansionist
d)
transcendentalist
4.
Who questioned society's rules and institutions?
a)
Henry David Thoreau
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Horace Mann
5.
With which reform movement was Dorothea Dix involved?
a)
education reform
b)
movement to end slavery
c)
women's rights
d)
prison reform
6.
How did Dorothea Dix become aware of issues in prison and become involved with prison reform?
a)
She went to visit her brother in a jail.
b)
She spent time as a prisoner.
c)
She taught Sunday school at a jail.
d)
She was a former jail warden.
7.
How were people suffering from mental illness treated?
a)
They were allowed to wander the streets.
b)
They were locked in dirty, crowded prison cells.
c)
They were put in hospitals.
d)
They were allowed to live with family members.
8.
Who led the education reform movement?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Horace Mann
9.
Which group benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?
a)
girls
b)
boys
c)
American Indians
d)
African Americans
10.
What were people called who supported ending slavery?
a)
transcendentalists
b)
abolitionists
c)
feminists
d)
missionaires
11.
What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Douglas used to spread his message of freedom?
a)
The Abolitionist Times
b)
The Telegraph Herald
c)
The Liberator
d)
The North Star
12.
What motivated William Lloyd Garrison to join the antislavery movement?
a)
distinguished awards
b)
economic benefits
c)
political popularity
d)
religious beliefs
13.
Who believed God would end slavery peacefully?
a)
Angelina Grimke
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Elizabeth Blackwell
14.
Which of these were being denied to women in 1848?
a)
The ability to attend school.
b)
Freedom to raise a family.
c)
Control over property and wages.
d)
Opportunity to attend church services.
15.
Which of these were women allowed to do?
a)
Raise money for the anti-slavery movement
b)
Control their own money
c)
Vote
d)
Hold office
16.
Which two women were outraged that they weren't allowed to speak at a convention?
a)
Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony
b)
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck
d)
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
17.
What did Lucretia Mott organize?
a)
The World Anti-Slavery Convention
b)
The First Continental Congress
c)
The Senaca Falls Convention
d)
The Boston Massacre
18.
What was the model for the Senaca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Monroe Doctrine
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
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