History Chapter 10 Review

Which of the following describes a Bowery Boy? A. A man who worked as a journeyman or apprentice during the day and roamed the streets as a "dandy" at night B. A middle-class man who supported slavery and frequently attended or performed in minstrel shows C. A young man, typically Protestant, who utilized the popular penny press as a means of spreading various reform messages D. A working-class heterosexual male who supported calls for temperance and prison reform

A. A man who worked as a journeyman or apprentice during the day and roamed the streets as a "dandy" at night

Which were the two fastest-growing American church denominations during the early nineteenth century? A. Baptists and Methodists B. Lutherans and Presbyterians C. Presbyterians and Episcopalians D. Episcopalians and Congregationalists

A. Baptists and Methodists

Which of the following statements is true about William Lloyd Garrison? A. He attacked the U.S. Constitution because it condoned slavery. B. He was motivated by political, not religious, concerns. C. Garrison believed violence was an acceptable means for ending American slavery. D. Garrison called for the institution of gradual abolition in all states.

A. He attacked the U.S. Constitution because it condoned slavery.

In his 1829 pamphlet, An Appeal . . . to the Colored Citizens of the World, David Walker did which of the following? A. He justified slave rebellion and warned white Americans that violence and retribution would come if justice were delayed. B. He appealed to the religious consciences of slaveholders to recognize slavery as being morally wrong. C. He approved of colonization programs to establish an African republic for freed American slaves. D. He urged slaves not to rebel but to seek comfort in their relationships and religious activities instead.

A. He justified slave rebellion and warned white Americans that violence and retribution would come if justice were delayed.

Which of the following statements about Ralph Waldo Emerson is correct? A. He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion. B. His view of individualism promoted hard work and indulgent consumption. C. He resigned his pulpit due to his fear of public speaking. D. Emerson's influence was briefly intense, but it did not stand the test of time.

A. He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion.

Which of these statements most accurately describes the experiences of free blacks in the early nineteenth-century United States? A. Most held low-wage jobs as farmworkers, day laborers, or laundresses. B. They constituted a majority of the African American population in the South by 1820. C. Many free blacks would have settled in Africa had they been able to afford the trip. D. Most northern states passed laws banning free blacks from owning or running a business.

A. Most held low-wage jobs as farmworkers, day laborers, or laundresses.

The public movement for women's rights developed out of which of the following sources in the 1840s? A. The Second Great Awakening B. Mormonism C. The American Revolution D. The Oneida community

A. The Second Great Awakening

What was the purpose of the Female Moral Reform Society, which middle-class New York women founded in 1834? A. To provide moral guidance for young, working women who were living away from their families B. To create new opportunities for male and female reformers to work together as equals in the same organization C. To create a network of schools to train young, middle-class women in manners and morals D. To condemn prostitution and punish young women who participated in urban prostitution

A. To provide moral guidance for young, working women who were living away from their families

Why did many northern wage earners not support abolition in the mid-eighteenth century? A. Wageworkers feared that freed blacks would work for lower wages and compete for jobs. B. The northerners supported slavery only because of the belief of black inferiority. C. They were interested in maintaining the English Protestant society of the North. D. They did not want the Baptists beliefs held by many slaves to spread to the North.

A. Wageworkers feared that freed blacks would work for lower wages and compete for jobs.

During the late 1830s followers of Charles Fourier desired which of the following? A. Abstention from politics B. Economic stability C. Polygamous marriage D. Individual property rights

B. Economic stability

Horace Mann and Catharine Beecher were both actively involved in which of the following movements in the 1840s? A. Prison reform B. Educational reform C. Temperance D. Abolition

B. Educational reform

Which of the following describes The Book of Mormon, published in 1830? A. It was a historical account of the Mormons' westward migration to Utah. B. It claimed that Jesus Christ visited an ancient American civilization soon after his resurrection. C. The book offered a detailed explanation and justification of the Mormons' social philosophy. D. The book was written anonymously by anti-Mormons to discredit Mormon beliefs.

B. It claimed that Jesus Christ visited an ancient American civilization soon after his resurrection.

During the 1840s, American women's rights activists focused on which of the following goals? A. Challenging the conventional division of labor within the family B. Strengthening the legal rights of married women C. Making it easier for married women to file for divorce D. Educating women about birth control and abortion

B. Strengthening the legal rights of married women

Which of the following was the critical catalyst for antebellum reform movements? A. National government initiatives B. The Second Great Awakening C. State government initiatives D. Industrialization

B. The Second Great Awakening

Which of these factors contributed to the tremendous increase in commercialized sex in the new cities of the mid-nineteenth century? A. Mainstream churches' timidity about addressing sexual issues explicitly B. The subsistence wages and exploitative conditions of women's jobs C. An influx of immigrants from southern and Eastern European countries D. Cities' refusal to pass legislation banning prostitution and pornography

B. The subsistence wages and exploitative conditions of women's jobs

What was the Second Great Awakening that took place in the United States in the nineteenth century? A. A wave of educational reforms in the early republic inspired by Thomas Grimké B. The republican cultural and intellectual movement inspired by Thomas Jefferson C. A long-lasting religious revival that prompted widespread optimism about America's capacity for reform D. The nationalistic cultural backlash that demonstrated a rejection of English cultural supremacy

C. A long-lasting religious revival that prompted widespread optimism about America's capacity for reform

Which of the following statements characterizes the relationship between church and state in postrevolutionary America? A. Most citizens believed that government and politics should be completely free from the influence of religious beliefs. B. The Baptist Church led the campaign for state protection and funding of all Christian denominations. C. Enlightenment principles had contributed to the elimination of most state support for religion. D. By 1786, the Anglican Church of Virginia was the only example of an established church in any state.

C. Enlightenment principles had contributed to the elimination of most state support for religion.

Which of the following describes the residents of the Brook Farm community of the 1840s? A. Brook Farm's residents pioneered the use of advanced farming techniques. B. They practiced nineteenth-century versions of free love and communism. C. They wanted to combine farming with study and a lively intellectual life. D. Brook Farm's residents consisted mostly of families and single women.

C. They wanted to combine farming with study and a lively intellectual life.

Which of the following was a result of the Turner Rebellion of the 1830s? A. The rebels won their freedom. B. A national convention of African American activists met in Philadelphia. C. Tougher slave codes and restrictions were implemented. D. Rioting erupted in northern cities.

C. Tougher slave codes and restrictions were implemented.

In its campaign to end slavery, the American Anti-Slavery Society embraced which of the following tactics? A. Smuggling weapons to slaves for use in an eventual uprising B. Purchasing and freeing slaves threatened with a sale that would break up their families C. Mounting civil disobedience actions and mass demonstrations to protest slavery D. Sponsoring public lectures and collecting signatures on antislavery petitions

D. Sponsoring public lectures and collecting signatures on antislavery petitions

Through which of the following movements did evangelical reformers succeed in effecting substantial legal and cultural transformations in early nineteenth-century America? A. Prison reform B. Prostitution C. Immigration reform D. Temperance

D. Temperance

Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were well known for their involvement in which of the following movements? A. Temperance B. Prison reform C. Educational reform D. Transcendentalism

D. Transcendentalism

How did women participate in the abolition movement in the mid-eighteenth century? A. Female abolitionists often discussed issues of slavery among themselves, but they had limited involvement in the movement. B. Women were not active in the abolition movement. C. Women interested in abolition attended meetings with their husbands but did not actively participate in the societies. D. Women abolitionists established influential groups such as the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society.

D. Women abolitionists established influential groups such as the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society.