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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War (and Reforms)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 6mins
The reform efforts of Dorothea Dix during the mid-nineteenth century led to -
improved education for immigrant children
the creation of worker safety regulations
the expansion of suffrage for women
improved facilities for the mentally ill and disabled
-Daughters of Temperance
-Women’s Christian Temperance Union
How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in U.S. society?
By providing economic opportunity for women in urban areas.
By expanding the participation of women in social reform.
By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas.
By securing the establishment of private universities for women.
“We have only to look about us in this great city, to observe the traces of the deadly influence of intemperance." - Charles Burleigh, address to the Whole World's Temperance Convention
The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to -
end the international slave trade
establish strict limits on immigration
expose corruption in the federal government
discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages
This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by -
writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star.
organizing the Underground Railroad.
becoming the first African American Senator.
Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?
Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.
Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.
Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.
Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged mercantilism.
What was one major impact of this novel?
The profits from the book funded early labor unions.
Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.
The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
Twelfth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say - I never ran my train off track and I never lost a passenger. - 1904
Who made this statement?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Which is NOT the correct match of the reformer to their reform movement?
Carrie Nation - temperance
Harriet Tubman - abolition
Frederick Douglass - education
Susan B. Anthony - women's suffrage
-believed slavery was immoral
-wanted to free slaves
the movement described is-
-believed all children should be in school and not in factories working
-taxes should be used to fund schools
the following describe-
-18th Amendment added as a result
-led by Christians and women
the movement is described is-
which reformer would most likely be the author?
-Harriet Beacher Stowe
-Frederick Douglass
What social concern do these individuals have in common?
