WorksheetsCh. 7: Ohio, The Cradle of Reform
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the early 1800s, immigrants came to Ohio to
find gold
avoid serving in the German army
live and worship as they pleased
change the government
Settlers in Zoar wanted to create a perfect society through
social values
social change
social tradition
social studies
Settlers in Zoar left Germany when they
lost their farmland
lost their savings
separated from the official church
separated from the official government
Which of the following describes the social beliefs of the Shakers?
pacifist
warlike
communist
primitive
How was William Holmes McGuffey a leader in education?
he founded two universities in Ohio
he invited Sojourner Truth to teach in his school
he thought of the idea of charter schools
he published a series of readers
Some African American parents raised money to operate their own schools because
they did not like the public schools
they were not allowed to send their children to most public schools
the public schools were overcrowded
the public schools were for boys only
A new 1848 law required
parents to buy their children's school books
public schools to educate female students
parents of school children to pay tuition
public school districts to provide schools for African American children
Before the Missouri Compromise, what happened when a state was admitted to the Union?
the North tried to get the state to join its group of states
there was an agreement over the state's slavery laws
there was a fight over the new state's slavery laws
the South offered money if the state would allow slavery
What was Ohio's official position on the issue of slavery?
Ohio was a slave state
Ohio was a free state
Ohio allowed limited ownership of slaves
Ohio outlawed slavery after the Civil War
What did the Fugitive Slave Act make illegal?
helping people escape from Slavery
owning slaves in Ohio
buying slaves in Ohio
returning enslaved people to their owners
What was the effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?
slavery-related disputes between the North and the South ended
it kept the United States together
it increased tensions between the North and South
It started a mass return of fugitive slaves
Why was Ohio an important rout for people escaping from slavery?
it had fast train service
it was near two slave states and Canada
people in Ohio spoke many languages
all people in Ohio learned the Underground Railroad codes in school
People using the Underground Railroad did NOT
wear disguises
travel at night
buy first-class tickets
hide in wagons, boats, and trains
What belief compelled the Quakers to help fugitive slaves?
slaves should become Quakers
all life is sacred
the North is better than the South
Everyone should follow state laws
Who was considered the "president" of the Underground Railroad?
Sojourner Truth
John Parker
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Levi Coffin
The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue was a protest against
the Fugitive Slave Act
the Underground Railroad
Canada's role in the Underground Railroad
the U.S. Constitution
What was the effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
it made more Americans want to end slavery
Enslaved persons ran away in large numbers
Many Southern slave owners chose to release their slaves
it started the Civil War
In the 1800s, women in Ohio and the rest of the country were not allowed to
read
write
vote
work
What happened at the end of the 1850 convention in Salem?
Women gained the right to vote
Women were refused the right to vote
Sojourner Truth spoke up
Ohio women gave up their fight for voting rights
For what did Sojourner Truth speak?
public education
women's rights
free libraries
better roads
