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Reform Movements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Second Great Awakening was

a)

the quest for the perfect alarm clock

b)

the idea to increase reason and logical thinking

c)

religious revival in the United States that sparked social reform

d)

a political movement to force nullification for laws

2.

What was an effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

abolitionist movement support grew

b)

book sales soared

c)

the profits from the book sale went to help slaves

d)

The Supreme Court banned the book

3.

How did women joining groups like Temperance, abolition, and suffrage organizations effect society?

a)

provided women jobs

b)

expanded the role of women in social reforms

c)

caused women to move to rural areas of the nation

d)

inspired them to become teachers out west

4.

The first women's convention was held in __________ to declare that women should have equal rights to men, including the right to vote.

a)

London

b)

Seneca Falls

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New York City

5.

Inspired by the Second Great Awakening, the ______________ sought to reshape American society.

a)

Reform Era

b)

temperance movement

c)

transcendentalist movement

d)

Change movement

6.

What do Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common?

a)

They all started schools for African-American children.

b)

They all published newspapers supporting voting rights for women.

c)

They were all factory owners during the Industrial Revolution.

d)

They were all slaves who escaped and worked to end slavery.

7.

What term was used to describe a person who wanted to see slavery come to an end?

a)

a liberator

b)

a federalist

c)

a loyalist

d)

an abolitionist

8.
Who played a leadership role in the women's rights movement. 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
9.
Who was an advocate to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
10.
Who led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
11.

Match the following movements with the correct goal

a)

Abolition

1.

to end slavery

b)

Temperance

2.

Limit alcohol

c)

Women's Suffrage

3.

Right to vote for women

d)

Education Reform

4.

Train teachers, improve schools

e)

Prison and Care for the Disabled

5.

Rehabilitate criminals, train caretakers of the mentally ill

12.

How did the Second Great Awakening mainly spread?

a)

Through pamphlets

b)

Through academic lectures

c)

At revival meetings

d)

None of the above; it did not spread

13.

What problems did reformers want to fix in education?

a)

Lack of funding for schools

b)

Lack of teacher training

c)

Inaccessibility for women and African Americans

d)

All of the above

14.

What was one effect of the Second Great Awakening on religion in the United States?

a)

Church attendance greatly increased across the country.

b)

Most people joined utopian communities to improve society.

c)

The Baptist and Methodist churches were founded.

d)

New universities were founded to educate ministers.

15.

Who worked to improve American education during the early 1800s?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Juliann Jane Tillman

16.

Who founded the National Women's Suffrage Association along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)

Lucretia Mott

17.

Which convention is considered the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in the United States?

a)

Seneca Falls Convention

b)

New York Convention

c)

Boston Convention

d)

Philadelphia Convention

18.

Who became the most famous 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Susan B. Anthony

19.

What was Dorothea Dix known for advocating?

a)

Abolition of slavery

b)

Rights for the mentally ill and incarcerated

c)

Temperance movement

d)

Women's suffrage

20.

Who was a leading African American abolitionist, accomplished orator, and writer?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Frederick Douglass