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WorksheetsReform Era Test Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 7hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event was 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 in New York
2.
At the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the ______________ was written.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Sentiments
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Constitution
3.
How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?
a)
It showed Northerners the ugliness and brutality of slavery.
b)
It provided no credibility to the movement
c)
It taught many slaves how to read
d)
It actually hurt the movement by upsetting Southerners
4.
The organized effort to improve the political, legal, and economic status of women in American society -
a)
Suffrage
b)
Prison Reform
c)
Women's Rights movement
d)
Wilmot Proviso
5.
She was the leading figure of the prison reform movement:
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Susan B. Anthony
6.
- An escaped slave.
- Delivered “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech.
- Leader in the Women's Rights and Abolitionist movement.
- Delivered “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech.
- Leader in the Women's Rights and Abolitionist movement.
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Susan B. Anthony
7.
- Leading figure of the Women's Rights movement.
- Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
- Fought for women's suffrage.
- Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
- Fought for women's suffrage.
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Susan B. Anthony
8.
This movement believed your should:
1. Question societies rules
2. Be original and true to yourself
3. Get out and experience nature
1. Question societies rules
2. Be original and true to yourself
3. Get out and experience nature
a)
Abolition
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Education
9.
Which of the following was a problem that helped instigate the need for social reforms?
a)
alcoholism was destroying families
b)
prisons were poorly run
c)
children lacked proper education
d)
all of the above
10.
What is temperance?
a)
not drinking alcohol
b)
the study of temperatures
c)
a religious belief that says your temper controls your fate
d)
the right to vote
11.
While supporting the temperance movement, abolition, and women’s rights, Horace Mann’s greatest achievement was…
a)
Publishing a novel about slavery
b)
The reform of public education
c)
Providing healthcare to the impoverished
d)
Rewriting the constitution
12.
William Lloyd Garrison printed the weekly newspaper the Liberator. In it he printed articles condemning (disapproving, criticizing):
a)
The institution of slavery
b)
The unfair treatment of women
c)
The abuses faced by prison inmates
d)
child labor
13.
He was the leader of the education reform movement-
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Horace Mann
d)
Charles Finney
14.
What literary work did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?
a)
North and South
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Up From Slavery
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
15.
Having the right to vote is called:
a)
disenfranschiment
b)
suffrage
c)
rights
d)
frankage
16.
Minister during the Second Great Awakening that promoted social reforms like abolition of slavery and equal education for women and African Americans?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Hidden Kanye
c)
Charles Finney
d)
James Monroe
17.
This movement stated you could redeem or earn your way to heaven by doing good work on earth.
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Temperance
d)
Abolition
18.
- An escaped slave.
- Leader of the abolitionist movement
- Created his own abolitionist newspaper, "the North star."
- Leader of the abolitionist movement
- Created his own abolitionist newspaper, "the North star."
a)
Charles Finney
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Lucretia Mott
19.
The Underground Railroad was a
a)
A railroad buried deep underground that was built by Lincoln
b)
A railroad system that would bring free slaves from the South to the North.
c)
a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves in order to escape to free states.
20.
Which two women led the Women’s Rights Movement?
a)
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
b)
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth and Dorothea Dix
d)
Betsy Ross and Sacajawea
21.
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
22.
What invention caused slavery to greatly expand across the south?
a)
The telegraph
b)
The lawn mower
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The light bulb
23.
The Hudson River School artists created paintings that reflected national pride and an appreciation for
a)
Buildings
b)
Politicians
c)
War
d)
Nature
24.
Which state was the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 held in?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Oklahoma
d)
South Carolina
25.
-Conductor on the Underground Railroad
-Escaped Slave
-Leading abolitionists
-Escaped Slave
-Leading abolitionists
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Carrie A. Nation
26.
Fought for women’s rights & abolition. She worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to organize the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York.
a)
Carrie Nation
b)
Dorothea Dix
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Lucretia Mott
27.
Abolitionist & fought for women’s rights. She was an escaped slave that traveled the country speaking for the abolition of slavery, and is most famous for her, “Ain’t I a Woman” speech.
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Dorothea Dix
28.
Abolitionist & author of the book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
a)
Carrie Nation
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Susan B. Anthony
29.
Involved in several reform movements including abolition, women’s rights (suffrage), and the temperance movement. She was once arrested & thrown in jail for voting.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Carrie Nation
c)
Dolly Madison
d)
Dorothea Dix
30.
Involved heavily in education reform. He formed the state board of education, improved the public education system, got training for teachers, and lengthened the school year.
a)
Henry David Thoreau
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
31.
Involved in both prison and mental health reform. She opened 32 hospitals for the mentally ill, improved treatment of mentally ill, improved prison conditions.
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stant
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Susan B. Anthony
32.
He was an abolitionist & transcendentalist. He wrote “Civil Disobedience”, “Walden”, & “Nature.”
a)
Henry David Thoreau
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Horace Mann
33.
Abolitionist that called for an immediate end to slavery. He published an anti-slavery newspaper called “The Liberator.”
a)
Horace Mann
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Frederick Douglas
34.
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made it illegal to buy, sell, make, or consume alcohol. It only lasted from 1919 – 1933 because it was later repealed by the 21st amendment.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
35.
The amendment that abolished (ended) slavery in the United States.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
36.
The 1920 amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote.
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendement
37.
To put an end to slavery
a)
temperance
b)
suffrage
c)
trancendentalism
d)
abolition
38.
Non-violent protests or nullification of laws that you consider unjust. Taking a stand without being violent.
For example: boycotts, strikes, nonviolent-protests, etc.
For example: boycotts, strikes, nonviolent-protests, etc.
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Trancendentalism
d)
Amendment
39.
What was the name of Frederick Douglas's abolitionist newspaper?
a)
The North Star
b)
The New York Times
c)
The Liberator
d)
The Boston Globe
40.
What impact did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" have in the northern U.S.?
a)
decreased the abolition movement
b)
increased the abolition movement
c)
no effect at all
d)
no one read it because it was written by a woman
41.
Which group was the first to call to an end to slavery?
a)
American Indians
b)
Quakers
c)
British loyalists
d)
Puritans
42.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Popular essayist and author
*Promoted individualism and self-reliance
*Works included "Nature" and "The American Scholar"
Which movement did Emerson lead?
*Popular essayist and author
*Promoted individualism and self-reliance
*Works included "Nature" and "The American Scholar"
Which movement did Emerson lead?
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Transcendentalism
43.
What did John Brown want slaves to do?
a)
Throw a party
b)
Kill their owners
c)
Keep working hard
d)
Rebel against their owners
44.
What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to capture the US arsenal
b)
to burn down the town
c)
to kill lots of people
d)
to live there
45.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
46.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
47.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
48.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
49.
Cultural and political differences that divided the country
a)
sectionalism
b)
secede
c)
slave state
d)
free state
50.
Abolitionists thought slavery was _____________________ wrong.
a)
morally
b)
really
c)
mentally
d)
physically
51.
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1820
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Compromise of 1850
52.
Who is known for his many paintings of birds?
a)
John James Audubon
b)
Alfred Jacob Miller
c)
George Caleb Bingham
d)
Charles Grandison Finney
53.
Americans finally began to create their own culture in the mid-1800s rather than buying European art and European literature.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
The Hudson River School was stationed in ???
a)
New York
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Hampshire
d)
New Jersey
55.
Which of the following is most likely a creation from the Hudson River School?
a)
b)
c)
d)
56.
The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...
a)
landscapes, rivers, countrysides
b)
factories, industry, machines
c)
shipbuilders of the northeast
d)
slavery in the south
57.
Which Transcendentalist essay by Emerson urged people to have confidence in their own genius and not conform to the will of society?
a)
Walden
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Self-Reliance
d)
Nature
58.
What was the Hudson River School?
a)
First school located on the Hudson River
b)
First native painting School in the united States
c)
First accredited elementary school in the United States
d)
First literary school in the United States
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