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The Spirit of Reform

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the immediate effect of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

a)

It led to the end of slavery in the U.S.

b)

It made laws demanding women's education

c)

It led to the nomination of the firtst congresswoman

d)

It created an organized campaign for women's rights

2.

Large religious meetings called _____ helped spur the growth of the Second Great Awakening and Temperance Movements.

a)

Revivals

b)

Resurrections

c)

Revolutions

d)

Renaissances

3.

Mount Holyoke was a school for...

a)

Lawyers

b)

ministers

c)

women

d)

astronomers

4.

This state was the first to allow women to divorce their husbands if the man had an alcohol problem.

a)

Ohio

b)

California

c)

Indiana

d)

New York

5.

Dorthea Dixon dedicated her life to which of the following?

a)

Teaching religion

b)

Elimination of slavery

c)

Establishing public schools

d)

Helping the imprisoned

6.

Which of these describes Henry David Thoreau's approach to Transcendentalism?

a)

He questioned society's rules and institutions

b)

He thought perfect laws made perfect societies

c)

He wanted to increase the governmental controls on individuals

d)

He promoted communities where people shared everything

7.

Which of these was the model for the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

8.

Which of these best describes Horace Mann's opinion about education?

a)

He only wanted planter's children to attend

b)

He felt it was key to economic opportunities

c)

He was opposed to education to anyone except boys

d)

He felt that the blind should not be educated

9.

Which of the following is true of the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

a)

It was published after the Civil War

b)

It gave a positive image of slavery in the U.S.

c)

It lessened the need for the Underground Railroad

d)

It had a major impact on public opinion about slavery

10.

This abolitionist was shot a killed by angry whites while escaping his burning newspaper office

a)

David Walker

b)

Benjamin Lundy

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Elijah Lovejoy

11.

Which of the following was one way that Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?

a)

Through radio advertisments

b)

infomercials on TV

c)

Through public speaking/church sermons

d)

By rising up in revolt

12.

Which 2 were publishers of anti-slavery newspapers?

a)

Garrison and Lundy

b)

Mann and Garrison

c)

Mann and Lundy

d)

Tubman and Mann