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Reform Movements in the 1800's

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?

a)

a person who wanted to end slavery.

b)

a person who wanted to help endangered animals.

c)

a person who fought for women's rights.

d)

a presidential candidate.

2.
What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?
a)
The March on Washington
b)
The Seminole Falls Convention
c)
The Rally in Hyde Park
d)
The Seneca Falls Convention
3.

Which reform movement sought to ban the consumption of alcohol.

a)

Women's Rights

b)

Prison Reform

c)

Temperance

d)

Abolitionism

4.

Dorothea Dix was the leader of the ___________ movement

a)

education reform

b)

abolitionist

c)

Mental health reform

d)

temperance

5.

The Seneca Falls Convention was organized by Susan B Anthony and _______________.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Jane Long

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

6.

How did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fight for women's suffrage?

a)

giving speeches about abolishing slavery

b)

giving speeches about fair pay for women

c)

writing books about their history

d)

giving speeches about the right to vote

7.

What were reformers wanting to change within the prison systems of the 1800's?

a)

horrid living conditions, nutrition and abuse of the inmates

b)

more recess time for death row inmates

c)

giving prisoners access to books and newspapers

d)

reformers didn't want to change the prisons

8.
Who was Horace Mann?
a)
Leader of Abolitionism.
b)
Leader of the Temperance Movement.
c)
Leader of the evil empire.
d)
Leader of the Education reform movement.
9.
The 2nd Great Awakening was a____
a)
Reform movement that fought for equal rights for women.
b)
Reform movement that fought for improved prison conditions.
c)
Relivious Revival that encouraged people to improve themselves and get involved in Reform Movements. 
10.

Frederick Douglas was-----

a)

A slave who advocated for slavery.

b)

A Leader of the Abolition Movement

c)

The Leader of the Prison Reform Movement

11.

Which of the following is the correct explanation of 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

12.

What were women banned from doing in the 19th century?

a)

Hold any job

b)

Vote in national elections

c)

Get married

d)

Learn to read

13.

Education reformers wanted to create what type of schools for white children?

a)

Public / common schools

b)

Dame Schools

c)

Private tutoring programs

d)

Religious academies

14.
The Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls - 1848, was modeled after which of the following?
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Declaration of Independence
15.

The first official political meeting to address the issue of Women's Rights was held here.

a)

Albany, NY

b)

Philadelphia, PA

c)

Seneca Falls, NY

d)

Buffalo,NY

16.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth