HY 103 Inquizitive Ch 12

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was modeled to some extent on the autobiography of Frederick Douglass.

False

Identify the statements that describe the goals and activities of the "utopian communities" established in the decades before the Civil War.

Wanted to narrow the gap between the rich and poor, as well as organize society on a cooperative basis. Tried to find substitutions for controversial gender relations and marriage patterns.

Abolitionists pioneered the use of modern methods and technology to gain support and finance their cause. Which of the following are examples of their revolutionary approaches to fighting slavery?

Abolitionists seized upon the recently developed steam printing press to produce millions of copies of pamphlets, newspapers, petitions, and novels.

Analyze the photograph and painting below. What do these images reveal about the abolitionist movement by the 1850s?

Although free society was deeply segregated, blacks and whites worked together to further the abolitionist cause. Both men and women engaged in abolitionist efforts.

Read the selection below from Angelina Grimke, Letter in the 'Liberator' (August 2, 1837). How does Grimke explain that the discussion of wrongs of slavery opened the way for the discussion of other rights?

By studying slavery, she realized women lacked basic freedoms as well.

Match the individuals to their contributions to the abolition cause.

David Walker: author of 'An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World' which called on blacks to mobilize and warner whites they would be punished for their sinful ways. William Lloyd Garrison: Publisher of 'The Liberator', which promoted militant abolitionism. Theodore Weld: brilliant orator whose rallies helped create a mass constituency in the heart of the North, in both rural areas and small towns.

In 1836, when abolitionists began to flood Washington with petitions calling for emancipation in the nation's capital, the House of Representatives adopted the gag rule, which prohibited Southern Congressmen from speaking out against the petitions.

False

Live abolitionism, temperance, and other reforms, feminism was an international movement, as it reinforced the idea that women should remain in the home, which resonated in industrial Europe.

False

Black communities in the North devised an alternative calendar of "freedom celebrations" that centered on which of the following significant dates?

January 1, which was the day in 1808 when slave trade became illegal. August 1, the celebration of West Indian emancipation.

Horace Mann was the era's leading education reformer. Identify the statements that describe Mann's contributions and ideas on education.

Mann hoped that universal public education would restore equality to a fractured society. Mann argued that schools could reinforce social stability by rescuing students from the influence of parents who failed to instill discipline.

Identify the statements that describe the temperance movement.

The American Temperament Society, founded in 1826, directed its efforts at occasional drinkers, as well as habitual drinkers. The Temperance Movement claimed to have persuaded hundreds of thousands of Americans to renounce liquor.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, veterans of the antislavery crusade, organized the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. Identify the key issues discussed at the Seneca Falls Convention.

The convention marked the beginning of the struggle for women's suffrage. Stanton and Mott argued for social equality for women, including fair pay and equal opportunities.

The Liberty Party was created in 1840 and nominated James G. Birney as its candidate for president. Identify the statements that describe the Liberty Party.

The creation of the Liberty Party was partly due to some abolitionists' dislike of women playing prominent roles in politics.

Identify the statements that describe the Oneida community.

The founder, John Humphrey Notes, ruled like a dictator over the community. Members wanted to create a "holy family" of equals by doing away with private property and traditional marriage.

What was the American Colonization Society created to encourage?

The gradual abolition of slavery and the resettlement of black Americans to Africa.

Identify the abolitionist ideas Lydia Maria Child advocated in her 'An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans' (1833).

The modern idea of human rights takes precedence over national sovereignty. Blacks are fellow countrymen, not foreigners or a permanently inferior caste. As such, they should not be considered africans more than every white man to be considered an englishman.

Identify the statements that describe the militant abolitionism movement in the United States.

The new generation of abolitionists rejected the traditional approach of gradual emancipation and demanded immediate abolition. Nearly all abolitionists insisted that economic, civil, and political rights should be enjoyed equally by all people in the United States, without regard to race.

Watch the author video featuring Eric Foner. How have religious reformers made a difference in American society?

They spearheaded the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. They amplified the debate for abolition, using Christian principles to attack slavery. They created the social gospel that sought to improve the lives of working people and immigrants.

According to Alexis de Tocqueville, how were American's political and social activities organized in the absence of a powerful government?

They were organized through voluntary associations such as churches, fraternal orders, political clubs, and the like.

Which of the following statements describe the abolitionist use of moral suasion?

They would stand outside established institutions and critique the institution of slavery. They used the public sphere as their arena to spread ideas of the sinful nature of slavery.

The American Anti-Slavery Society was formed in 1833 and took advantage of the rapid development of print technology and the expansion of literacy due to common school education to successfully spread its message.

True

The creation of the American Colonization Society galvanized free blacks to claim their rights as Americans and demand that they receive the same freedoms as white citizens of the country.

True