US HISTORY CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS

George Rapp's community of Harmony was taken over by

Robert Own for a socialist experiment

the message of the American board of commissioners fo foreign missions was

a combination of christianity and American political and social values

compared to the Pennsylvania model of prisoner rehabilitation, sing sing prison in new york

allowed prisoners to work communally

how di advocated the benevolent empire attempt to perfect society

by personal contact, testimony, and exhortation

how were children of the wealthy usually educated prior to the civil war

by private tutors

a series of sermons by the reverend Lyman Beecher in 1825

changed the debate on temperance from a health issue to a spiritual issue

what was a notable trend among master craftsmen in America by the 1830's

distribution of production to outworkers

when nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists

encountered violent opposition to their activities

the liberty party

fielded its first candidate in 1840

How did Charles G. Finney's teachings differ from traditional calvinist beliefs?

finned emphasized human agency

After the death of Joseph smith in 1844, most Latter-day Saints

followed Brigham Young to Utah

Written in 1829, "AN appeal to the colored citizens of the word," by David walker called for

free and slave blacks using violence if necessary to abolish slavery

the liberty party was replaced by the __________________ in 1848

free soil party

in the new culture of self-improvement that characterized the 1830s, what did reformers believe was the key to individual success

hard work, industriousness, and grugality

who were the primary targets of the American nativist movement

irish Catholics

the French overseer Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans

loved to organize

what was the most successful association of workers in the 1830's

national trades' union

what changes occurred in urban development by the 1830's

neighborhoods stratified by class

the New England artisan was

no statement is accurate

women were particularly drawn to Shakerism because

of a belief in the spiritual equality of women and men

the Missouri compromise was a devastating defeat for

opponents of slavery

What is meant by the term "benevolent Empire"?

people, as gods agents, should care for other poeple

what did Seth Luther mean by the term "middle class"

persons whose jobs required mental rather than physical labor

Catherine sedgwicks novel the poor rich man and the rich poor man

romanticized urban poverty and suggested that "true wealth" lay within the reach of everyone

what was the most prevalent trend in internal migration in American in the 1830s and 1840s

rural people moving to cities

where did women gather in 1848 to pass their declaration of sentiments, a kind of declaration of independence from male domination

seance falls, New York

reformers refocused their attention in the 1830s on what social needs

self control and external restraint

the American board of commissions for foreign missions

sent missionaries to china, africa, and Asia

George Rapp, who also thought the second coming of christ was imminent, believed

that members should amass material wealth to place at christ's disposal

What did free black leaders think were the true motive of the American colonization society's efforts to repatriate blacks in Africa?

that they were mostly interested in getting rid of free blacks

William Lloyd Garrison was

the advocate of "immediatism"

what about Joseph smiths teachings most offend others?

the doctrine of plural marriage

the philosophy of self-culture brought what social movement to prominence

the lyceum movement, which featured lectures on various subjects

Labor organizer Seth later characterized society as a struggle between

the producers and the rich

by 1830, American words had seen

the results of wage dependency

what type of individual typified the "new middle class"

the self-made man

what was the largest and longest tenured reform proposal aimed at improving individuals in society

the temperance movement

what most distinguished Irish immigrants form general American society

their catholic religion

the American anti slavery Society increased membership because

they traveled across the northern states speaking out about abolishing slavery

Why did separatist communities withdraw from daily contact with the outside world?

to create a more perfect society here on earth

what was the primary purpose fo the American bible society

to distribute bibles in cities and frontier settlements

Why did some Americans withdraw into covenanted communities?

to prepare for the end of days

for what purpose did the Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely establish the society for supporting the gospel?

to work with indigents in urban shelters

the female moral reform society

tried to reclaim women from prostitution

most internal migrants

usually discovered that the grass was not greener in their new environments

advanced education at the college level in the antebellum period

was available only for males

how did most eastern middle class Americans regard the western migration of many Americans

with alarm, fearing the departure of ambitious citizens

what group provided the "backbone" fo the Benevolent Empire

women volunteers

how did the new middle class regard gender assignment in society

women were gentler and therefore best suited to remain at home

the organization of new political groups such as the working mens party provides evidence that

workers lacked confidence in existing parties