GML! Ch. 12

2. What did the Fourth of July represent to Frederick Douglass? a. the hypocrisy of a nation that proclaimed liberty but sanctioned slavery b. the ultimate celebration of freedom c. a beacon of hope that someday America would honor the claim that "all men are created equal" d. an opportunity for slaves to join in a mass rebellion against their masters e. the anniversary of the day he ran away from his master and claimed freedom

a. the hypocrisy of a nation that proclaimed liberty but sanctioned slavery

8. To members of the North's emerging middle-class culture, reform became a badge of respectability. a. true b. false

a. true

7. The antebellum utopian communities were largely located in the South. a. true b. false

b. false

3. The gag rule a. stated that newspapers could not print antislavery materials. b. prevented Congress from hearing antislavery petitions. c. denied women the right to speak in mixed-sex public gatherings. d. prevented Congregational ministers from preaching against Catholics. e. was adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention to symbolize that women did not have a voice in politics.

b. prevented Congress from hearing antislavery petitions.

1. William Lloyd Garrison argued in Thoughts on African Colonization that: a. blacks could never fully achieve equality in America and would be happier in Africa. b. because slaves were uneducated, it was necessary to educate them in America before sending them to Africa. c. blacks were not "strangers" in America to be shipped abroad, but should be recognized as a permanent part of American society. d. colonization should be subsidized through a tax on cotton. e. because blacks had no political experience, Garrison himself ought to be appointed governor of the African colony.

c. blacks were not "strangers" in America to be shipped abroad, but should be recognized as a permanent part of American society.

4. Which of the following was not a reform movement in which women played a prominent role during the early to mid- nineteenth century? a. abolitionism b. mental health treatment c. the anti-Mexican-War movement d. redemption of prostitutes e. temperance

c. the anti-Mexican-War movement

5. William Lloyd Garrison a. secretly financed Nat Turner's Rebellion. b. opposed any limits on slavery, c. was the largest slave owner in the South. d. suggested that the North dissolve the Union to free itself of any connection to slavery. e. published American Slavery As It Is, an influential pamphlet.

d. suggested that the North dissolve the Union to free itself of any connection to slavery.

6. The colonization of freed U.S. slaves to Africa a. received no support from southern slaveholders. b. was strongly endorsed by William Lloyd Garrison throughout his career. c. led to the creation of the free African nation of Ghana in 1835. d. was praised by the English writer Harriet Martineau. e. prompted the adamant opposition of most free African-Americans.

e. prompted the adamant opposition of most free African-Americans.