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Industrial Revolution: Reform Movements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these was not a goal of the Temperance Movement

a)

end the consumption of alcohol

b)

prevent people from buying alcohol

c)

stop criminal behavior of drunk people

d)

encourage people to drink alcohol

2.

Workers began to revolt and created unions in order to fight for...

a)

better hours

b)

safer working conditions

c)

increased wages

d)

more power for their bosses

3.

This statement describes which of the following?

"It was easy for factory owners to replace one employee who complained, but much more difficult to replace all employees if they went on strike together."

a)

Unions

b)

Groups of happy workers

c)

Non-Labor Industry

d)

Limiting Urbanization

4.

The Temperance Society was made up of people who were once alcoholics but have changed their ways. What was a goal of theirs in the Temperance Movement?

a)

to convince drinkers to give up alcohol by sharing their personal experiences

b)

to fight alcoholics

c)

to destroy the Temperance Movement

5.

The Temperance Movement was...

a)

the battle against alcoholic drinks

b)

the battle against free speech

c)

the battle against terrible factory conditions

d)

the battle against women's rights

6.

Today, government funds pay for schooling and attendance is mandatory in every state because of which reform movement?

a)

Common School Movement

b)

Thomas Jefferson's Anti-School Movement

c)

Massachusetts School Laws

d)

Temperance Movement

7.

In the 1850's, school subjects were taught using which method?

a)

Freedom & Choice

b)

Repetitive Drill

c)

Lecture

d)

Mandatory methods

8.

How were criminals treated during the 1800s?

a)

no matter the crime, all prisoners were kept in the same space

b)

it was overcrowded

c)

prisoners were charged money for food & lodging

d)

prisoners were whipped and beaten

9.

Social reformers for criminals thought...

a)

if they could solve the problem that led people to commit the crime, it would end crime

b)

all criminals were dangerous and should be locked up for at least a decade

c)

no matter the crime, criminals should be treated the same

d)

criminals should pay money for being in jail

10.

Which state became the first state that required children to attend school?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Ohio

c)

Georgia

d)

West Virginia

11.

Which reform movement is Dorothea Lynde Dix best associated with?

a)

Mental Illness Reform

b)

Criminal Reform

c)

Common School Reform

d)

Temperance Movement

12.

People who suffered from mental illness in the 1800's experienced...

a)

horrible conditions

b)

wonderful living conditions

c)

being locked in cages or closets

d)

being locked in chains

13.

The person largely credited for improving conditions for people with mental illness in the 1800's was...

a)

Dorothea Lynde Dix

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Frederick Douglass

14.

Abolitionists aimed to...

a)

end slavery

b)

keep slavery alive

c)

end the drinking of alcohol

d)

create an education system in the U.S.

15.

William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, & Sarah and Angelina Grimké are associated with which reform movement?

a)

Abolition

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Criminal Reform

d)

Mental Illness Reform

16.

What happened at Seneca Falls, New York in 1848?

a)

it was the first ever national women's rights convention in the U.S.

b)

the triangle shirtwaist factory fire happened

c)

the Temperance movement ended

d)

it was the beginning of the abolition movement

17.

The reform movement for women was focused on...

a)

the idea that women and men should not be treated differently and that women deserved equal rights

b)

that women should earn less than men

c)

that men should earn less than women

d)

that slavery should come to an end in the U.S.

18.

Before the women's reform movement, women...

a)

had very little political power

b)

were not allowed to vote

c)

had no access to go to college

d)

could run for president of the U.S.

19.

Ideas that represent republicanism are:

a)

liberty

b)

justice

c)

natural rights for mankind

d)

living a moral life, free of greed and corruption

20.

The idea of republicanism is open to interpretation, which means...

a)

the idea connects with many, regardless of political party or background

b)

there is only ONE way to view it

c)

the idea was created by Andrew Jackson

d)

only the wealthy can adopt this idea