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Reform Era

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group focused in eliminating slavery?

a)

politicians

b)

abolitionists

c)

missionaries

d)

transcendentalists

2.

What connection was there between the 2nd Great Awakening and Reform movements?

a)
The 2nd Great Awakening had no connection to any reform movements.
b)

The Awakening was a diversion or distraction from the Reform Movements

c)

The Awakening actually followed the Reform movements.

d)

People who experienced religious revival were more socially-minded.

3.

Which of these was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?

a)

They were not allowed to vote

b)

They were not allowed to attend school

c)

They could not voice their opinions

d)

They could not travel throughout the country

4.

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

a)

It led to the end of slavery in the US

b)

It proposed laws providing equal education for all

c)

It created an organized campaign for women's rights

d)

It led to the nomination of the first congresswoman

5.

What did the Declaration of Sentiments say?

a)

It called for an end of wars around the world.

b)

It called for equal access to education for boys and girls.

c)
It called for the abolition of slavery.
d)
It called for women's rights and equality, including the right to vote.
6.

Who was the best-known African American abolitionist?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Abraham Lincoln

7.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)
A secret society that fought for the rights of enslaved African Americans
b)

A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states.

c)
A system of tunnels used by enslaved African Americans to transport goods
d)
A network of underground markets where enslaved African Americans were bought and sold
8.

Political group opposed to immigration during the Reform Era:

a)

Tea Party

b)
Republican Party
c)
Know-Nothing Party
d)
Democratic Party
9.

Dorothea Dix pursued reform of what institution?

a)

Government

b)

Schools

c)

Prisons

d)

Health Care

10.

Movement to limit the influence of alcohol in America during the 19th Century:

a)
Prohibition Movement
b)

"Just Say No"

c)
Temperance Movement
d)

Sobriety Campaign

11.

What was William Lloyd Garrison's contribution to the abolitionist movement?

a)
William Lloyd Garrison was a pro-slavery advocate.
b)

He merged the abolitionist and women's rights movement.

c)

He was the first African-American presidential candidate.

d)

He was a journalist who published an anti-slavery publication.

12.

Who said that abolishing slavery was "the great, paramount, imperative, and all-commanding question for this age and nation to solve"?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

John Lloyd Garrison

13.

What was John Brown famous for?

a)
writing a famous novel about slavery
b)
leading a peaceful protest against slavery
c)
being a prominent abolitionist speaker
d)
leading an armed insurrection against slavery
14.

During the Reform Era, what WERE women allowed to do?

a)

Work

b)

Vote

c)

Hold public office

d)

Serve on juries.

15.

How was the north different from the south?

a)

Northern states were agricultural, southern states were industrialized.

b)

Southern states were agricultural, northern states were industrialized.

c)

They were largely the same with different social orders.

d)

There was more wealth in the south than in the north.