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WorksheetsAmerican Reform Movements
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is temperance?
a)
abstinence from alcoholic drink
b)
the study of temperatures
c)
a religious belief that says your temper controls your fate
d)
the right to vote
2.
Define Reform
a)
to make change to something in order to improve it
b)
first co-ed college
c)
the time period directly after a major war
d)
the right to vote
3.
What religious movement led to the other reform movements?
a)
The Reformation
b)
The Second Great Awakening
c)
The Renaissance
d)
The First Great Awakening
4.
Women had all of the rights below except which one?
a)
The right to vote
b)
The right to divorce
c)
The right to get custody of their children
d)
They did not have any of these rights.
5.
The Underground Railroad was:
a)
A network of secret routes and safe houses starting in the South and ending in the North.
b)
A network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States.
c)
A network of well-known routes and safe houses used by many.
d)
A network of slaves going back and helping other slaves on a regular basis, saving over 2 million.
6.
The main goal of the abolitionist movement was to--
a)
secure for women the right to vote.
b)
eliminate slavery.
c)
establish public schools.
d)
prohibit the consumption of alcohol
7.
How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?
a)
It showed Northerners that slavery was a problem
b)
It created new laws
c)
It taught many slaves how to read
d)
It only hurt the reform movement
8.
the right of women to vote
a)
voting
b)
suffrage
c)
rights
d)
frankage
9.
Which person is correctly paired with the reform movement that he or she was prominent in?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison--Abolitionist Movement
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton--Education Movement
c)
Horace Mann--Women’s Rights Movement
d)
Frederick Douglass--Temperance Movement
10.
The North Star was the voice of Frederick Douglass. The image above shows an example of the effect of-
a)
public protest on the conduct of the Mexican War.
b)
public opinion on European immigration quotas.
c)
freedom of speech on the abolition of slavery.
d)
freedom of the press on prison reform.
11.
What is temperance?
a)
abstinence from alcoholic drink
b)
the study of temperatures
c)
a religious belief that says your temper controls your fate
d)
the right to vote
12.
What conclusion can be drawn from the information in the chart?
a)
Americans in the early 1800s were not serious users of alcohol.
b)
The Temperance Movement of the 1830s helped reduce alcohol use.
c)
Abolitionists opposed the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
d)
By the time of the Civil War, America was becoming “a nation of drunkards.”
13.
Former slave, travels the country arguing for women's rights and abolition
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Harriet Tubman
14.
Uncle Toms Cabin was written by ______________?
a)
Garrison
b)
Stowe
c)
Tubman
d)
Douglass
15.
People that led slaves out of the south into free states and even Canada via the Underground Railroad were called what?
a)
drivers
b)
conductors
c)
train leaders
d)
abolitionist
16.
The Second Great Awakening was referring to what?
a)
revival of strong religious feelings
b)
when your mom comes in your room the second time
c)
return to a king
d)
return to law of the land
17.
What was an important power source used during Industrial Revolution?
a)
Electricity
b)
Whale Oil
c)
Steam
d)
Wind
18.
What was an important location for the women's suffrage movement?
a)
Washington, DC
b)
Lubbock, TX
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Seneca Fall, NY
19.
Railroads and Canals were beneficial because
a)
products were moved from the West from the South.
b)
the West & South became more industrialized.
c)
People and products could move faster.
d)
It stopped migrants from moving to New York.
20.
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney resulted in
a)
quicker factory production.
b)
soil being fertilized.
c)
growth in plantations and slavery.
d)
railroads and canals to transport cotton.
21.
Agriculture production was improved during the Industrial Revolution by
a)
steam-powered tractors reducing the need for slaves.
b)
steam-powered threshers cutting wheat faster.
c)
steam-powered boats moving products to cities faster.
d)
steam-powered shovels clearing fields.
22.
What pulled people to settle in the North during the 19th century?
a)
factory jobs
b)
slavery
c)
dropping prices of farm products.
d)
religious persecution
23.
How was the economy in the North and South different during Industrialization?
a)
Manufacturing grew in the North.
b)
The South supported tariffs.
c)
Ship-building grew in the South.
d)
Innovations declined in the North.
24.
Natural Resources, Transportation, Growing population, & investment capital all led to
a)
the abolition movement
b)
expanding slavery
c)
industrialization
d)
decreased immigration
25.
How did women's economic opportunities change in the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Men left for foreign wars.
b)
Women were able to work in factories to earn wages.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
Raw materials were in high demand in factories.
26.
Which of the following was a problem that instigated (brought about) the reforms?
a)
alcoholism was destroying families
b)
prisons were poorly run
c)
children lacked proper education
d)
all of the above
27.
Which reformer worked for women's rights?
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Elizabeth Cady Staton
d)
W.E.B. Du Bois
28.
The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to —
a)
ban the spread of slavery to new territories
b)
decrease the consumption of alcohol
c)
gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons
d)
create a self-sufficient utopian society
29.
Prison Reform
a)
Reform movement to prohibit alcohol.
b)
Reform movement to improve education.
c)
Had a goal of separating men, women and children from being imprisoned together.
d)
NO IDEA!
30.
Why were reforms necessary during the 19th century?
a)
Industrial Revolution brought progress but deepened poorer living
b)
they were not necessary and wasted valuable resources
c)
Necessary because the Industrial Revolution destroyed America
d)
Not necessary caused more harm than good.
31.
Why was there a need to reform the prison and mental health system?
a)
People who were mentally ill were kept in prisons with criminals
b)
Mental health hospitals were being given too much money
c)
The prison system was too strict
d)
Prisons were forcing people to become mentally ill
32.
Frederick Douglas...
a)
Helped reform the American education system.
b)
a slave that led a revolt against his master.
c)
a freed slave that spoke against slavery.
d)
helped reform the prison system.
33.
Which of the following women was born into slavery, helped others escape slavery, and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
34.
Who was the school teacher who helped educate the public about the poor living conditions of the mentally ill?
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Samuel Gridley Howe
c)
George Catlin
d)
Thomas Gallaudet
35.
What was the name of the weekly abolitionist newspaper?
a)
The New York Sun
b)
Chattanooga Daily Rebel
c)
National Enquirer
d)
The Liberator
36.
What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?
a)
The March on Washington
b)
The Sarah Childress Polk Meeting
c)
The Rally in Hyde Park
d)
The Seneca Falls Convention
37.
Which of the following was a problem that set in motion reforms?
a)
alcoholism was destroying families
b)
prisons were poorly run
c)
children lacked proper education
d)
all of the above
38.
Which of the following was associated with women's suffrage?
a)
Charles Finney
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Susan B. Anthony
39.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
a)
Party
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Speech
d)
Religious Movement
40.
An organized effort to improve the political, legal, and economic status of women in American society
a)
Suffrage
b)
women's rights movement
c)
declaration of sentiments
d)
Wilmot Proviso
41.
This cartoon represents the point of view of which reform movement?
a)
Child labor
b)
Temperance
c)
Abolition
d)
Women's Rights
42.
Harriet Beecher Stowe contributed to the abolitionist movement by--
a)
writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
helping slaves escape in the Underground Railroad
c)
wrote articles about prison abuse
d)
helped women gain the right to vote
43.
Harriet Tubman is most famous for-
a)
writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
helping slaves escape in the Underground Railroad
c)
wrote articles about prison abuse
d)
helped women gain the right to vote
44.
The movement to ban the making, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages was called--
a)
The Progressive Movement
b)
Women's Suffrage
c)
The Temperance Movement
d)
Jim Crow Laws
45.
How did the reform movement help the rights of women?
a)
Reform efforts did not gain the right to vote, but shortened the workday
b)
They were unsuccessful
c)
Allowed women to go to college
d)
By the end of the 19th century women had the right to vote.
46.
Uncle Tom's Cabin, The North Star, and The Liberator all concerned what?
a)
Opposing Slavery
b)
Opposing Abolition
c)
Supported Women's rights
d)
Supported Factory Reforms
47.
Which one of these ladies was NOT involved in the suffrage movement?
a)
Dorthea Dix
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Lucretia Mott
48.
Utopian communities were
a)
places for religious freedom
b)
places for runaway slaves to get a job
c)
supposed to be for women only
d)
an attempt at forming a perfect society
49.
Dorothea Dixa and Eliza Farnham
a)
Leaders of the prison reform movement and care for the disabled.
b)
Not education reform.
c)
Not Abolition.
d)
Pick the first one. Seriously.
50.
What did Dorothea Dix want to improve?
a)
Shelters for pets
b)
Equality for African Americans
c)
Conditions in prisons
d)
Food distribution
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