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WorksheetsSocial Reform and Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these describes a person who followed a philosophy that taught people to trust their emotions and intuition?
a)
Suffragette
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Expansionist
d)
Transcendentalist
2.
Which group benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?
a)
Girls
b)
Boys
c)
Native Americans
d)
African Americans
3.
Which group was focused on eliminating slavery?
a)
Politicians
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Missionaries
d)
Transcendentalists
4.
How did Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?
a)
Through newspapers
b)
By running for office
c)
By rising up in revolt
d)
Through church sermons
5.
Which of these was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?
a)
They were not allowed to attend school
b)
They could not voice their opinions
c)
They could not travel throughout the country
d)
They were not allowed to vote
6.
In which was were the lives of slaves and women similar?
a)
Both were denied rights
b)
Both were considered property
c)
Neither was paid for their work
d)
Neither was able to attend school
7.
Why did Elizabeth Blackwell have a difficult time getting into medical school?
a)
There were no schools in her home state
b)
She could not afford to pay the tuition
c)
Most medical schools would not accept women
d)
Her grades were not considered good enough
8.
Which of these was being denied to women in 1848?
a)
Ability to attend school
b)
Freedom to raise a family
c)
Opportunity to attend church services
d)
Control over property and wages
9.
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?
a)
Cotton mills moved to the South
b)
Cotton exports to Europe declined
c)
Cotton farmers no longer needed slaves
d)
Cotton became the South's most important crop
10.
Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a)
A conflict between factory owners in cities
b)
A shift from handmade products to machine-made products
c)
A decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in slave labor
d)
A change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses
11.
How were goods primarily transported in the South?
a)
By air
b)
By rail
c)
By river
d)
By road
12.
By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?
a)
Railroad
b)
Steamboat
c)
Canal boat
d)
Stagecoach
13.
Who were the political leaders in the South in the mid-1800s?
a)
Factory owners
b)
Wealthy planters
c)
Religious leaders
d)
Educated lawyers
14.
What was life like for free African Americans in the North?
a)
They were given special privileges
b)
They were encouraged to move to the South
c)
They were not treated as equal to other citizens
d)
They had the same rights as all other citizens
15.
Which of these in one reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the North?
a)
It offered free land
b)
It offered jobs in mills and factories
c)
They were attracted by the good climate
d)
They were attracted by the railroad system
16.
What movement is William Lloyd Garrison known for?
a)
Abolitionism
b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Prison Reform
d)
Education Reform
17.
What movement is Henry David Thoreau known for?
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Prison Reform
d)
Education Reform
18.
What movement is Horace Mann known for?
a)
Education Reform
b)
Prison Reform
c)
Abolitionism
d)
Women's Rights
19.
What movement is Frederick Douglass known for?
a)
Abolitionism
b)
Prison Reform
c)
Education Reform
d)
Women's Rights
20.
What movement is Elizabeth Cady Stanton known for?
a)
Women's Rights
b)
Prison Reform
c)
Abolitionism
d)
Education Reform
21.
What movement is Sojourner Truth known for?
a)
Abolitionism
b)
Women's Rights
c)
Prison Reform
d)
Education Reform
22.
What movement is Lucretia Mott known for?
a)
Women's Rights
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Prison Reform
d)
Education Reform
23.
What movement is Dorthea Dix known for?
a)
Prison Reform
b)
Women's Rights
c)
Abolitionism
d)
Education Reform
24.
What movement is Ralph Waldo Emerson known for?
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Prison Reform
d)
Education Reform
25.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
a)
A religious movement that stated that individuals can change society
b)
A gathering of women's rights supporters
c)
A formal written statement of injustices suffered by women
26.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
a)
A religious movement that stated that individuals can change society
b)
A gathering of women's rights supporters
c)
A formal written statement of injustices suffered by women
27.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
a)
A religious movement that stated that individuals can change society
b)
A gathering of women's rights supporters
c)
A formal written statement of injustices suffered by women
28.
What is the name for a large area of land where crops were grown by laborers?
a)
Plantation
b)
Canal
c)
Deforestation
d)
Reform
29.
What is the word for the clearing of natural forests?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agrarian
c)
Reform
d)
Canal
30.
What is the name for a person who favors policies that support farming?
a)
Agrarian
b)
Industrialist
c)
Reform
d)
Plantation
31.
What is the name for a man-made waterway connecting two larger bodies of water?
a)
Canal
b)
Plantation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Agrarian
32.
What is the name for a person whose wealth comes from businesses?
a)
Industrialist
b)
Agrarian
c)
Plantation
d)
Reform
33.
Which word means to make changes to bring improvement?
a)
Reform
b)
Deforestation
c)
Plantation
d)
Canal
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