American History Chapter 12

Which of the following were features of the emergent American feminism of the 1840s?

-It drew much of its inspiration and organizational experience from the antislavery movement. -Some feminists stressed the essential similarities between the sexes; others stressed their "natural differences" -Feminists regarded the household as a vital arena of the women's rights movement.

What was true of Brook Farm?

-It was modeled on the ideas of the French social reformer Charles Fourier. -It was established by New England transcendentalists outside Boston. -It required manual labor and intellectual pursuits by residents.

What were characteristics of Robert Owen's early-nineteenth-century utopian communities?

-Owen hoped to create a "new moral world" -Owen promoted communitarianism as a way of making sure workers received the full value of their labor. -Children, removed from their parents, would be trained to subordinate their individual ambition to the common good.

Which was an aspect of cooperative Shaker settlements?

-They deliberately avoided sexual relations, as "virgin purity" formed a central tenet of their worldview. -They were economically successful at marketing herbal medicines and crafting furniture. -God, Shakers believed, had a dual male | female personality.

Which of the following was true of the utopian communities of the 1820s, '30s, and '40s?

-They shared an aversion to the competitive and individualistic thrusts of the market revolution. -Spiritual communities tended to run smoother and last longer than worldly communities. -They shared an aversion to inequalities of class and gender.

What were chief endeavors of black abolitionists?

-They sought to disprove pseudoscientific arguments for black inferiority. -They called on free blacks to seek out skilled employment. -They attacked the intellectual foundations of racism.

Which of the following was a distinguishing feature of the new abolitionism of the 1830s?

-a spirit of courage and defiance in the face of broad, often violent hostility -a vigorous campaign—through newspapers, pamphlets, and public events—to win northerners over to the antislavery cause -an insistence that slavery was an intolerable sin, requiring immediate termination

Which of the following was true of race relations within the abolitionist movement?

-an insistence that slavery was an intolerable sin, requiring immediate termination -a vigorous campaign—through newspapers, pamphlets, and public events—to win northerners over to the antislavery cause -a conviction that if abolition was not soon achieved by "moral suasion," then violent measures would become necessary

As a driving force in the creation of public schools for all, Horace Mann promoted all of the following views

-he hoped universal public education would promote the good of society by bringing children of all economic classes together in a common learning experience. -schools would seek to build the character of their students, rescuing students from the influence of their parents, who failed to instill proper discipline. -an important function of schools was to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.

The Liberator, the abolitionist journal, was published in Boston in 1831 by:

William Lloyd Garrison.

The American Colonization Society called for:

a gradual end to slavery and teh resettlement of blacks outside the United States

The nineteenth-century view that there should be an immediate end to slavery and incorporation of freed persons into the republic as equal citizens is called:

abolitionism

What was a movement Abby Kelley was associated with?

abolitionism pacifism women's rights

The Liberty Bell took on its name—previously it had been known as the Old State House Bell—after:

abolitionists adopted it as a symbol of their cause of abolishing slavery

At Oneida, founded in 1848 in New York State John Humphrey Noyes did away with private property and develped the idea of complex marriage. Complex marriage at Oneida meant

any man and any woman could have sexual relations at any time so long as the relationships was mutual and war recorded in a public record book

The richly diverse voluntary associations that developed in early-nineteenth-century United States included all of the following societies to:

expand public education. improve conditions in prisons. prevent the making or selling of liquor.

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?

founding of American Colonization Society; establishment of Liberia; William Lloyd Garrison's Thoughts on African Colonization

Dorothea Dix, a Massachusetts school teacher, was the leading proponent of:

more humane treatment o fthe insane

Which was among the institutional asylums built during the 1830s and 1840s?

orphanages for children without families insane asylums poorhouses for the destitute

The 1836 "gag rule":

prohibited consideration of petitions calling for emancipation in the House of Representatives

Which of the following was an area of public activism open to women during the 1830s and '40s?

public meetings voluntary reform associations petition drives

American reform efforts during the 1820s and 1830s:

raised and addresssed a variety of issues, such as alcoholism, crime, prison life, illiteracy, labor conditions, womens rights nad slavery

Perfectionism was (is) the view that:

social ills once considered unable to be cured could eradicated

At the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in New York, Elizabeth Cady Stanton modeled the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments on:

the Decaration of Independence

Beginning in 1816, the American Colonization Society:

wished both to abolish slavery and send American blacks to Africa