Ch. 11 Review Questions-- APUSH

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.

Which of the following describes the purpose of Henry David Thoreau's book Walden? a. It was written to document Walden's spiritual search for meaning beyond the artificiality of "civilized" life. b. It was intended to serve as a guidebook for others who wanted to learn how to survive alone in the woods. c. The book sought to advise farmers on practical matters that would increase the profitability of small farms. d. It warned of the dangers that could arise from too many efforts to promote and create social reform.

a. It was written to document Walden's spiritual search for meaning beyond the artificiality of "civilized" life.

Which of the following contributed to the harassment and persecution of Mormons at Nauvoo in the early 1840s? a. Mormons' power as a voting bloc in local elections b. Mormons' plan to make plural marriage legal in Illinois c. Their declaration of war against the Illinois militia d. Their widespread ownership of slaves

a. Mormons' power as a voting bloc in local elections

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

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.

In their book American Slavery as It Is, Theodore Dwight Weld and the Grimké sisters a. presented testimony from individual southerners about the evils of slavery. b. refuted William Lloyd Garrison's position on the necessity of African colonization. c. openly criticized individuals who did not agree with their views on slavery. d. appealed to the economic interests of southerners by arguing that slavery was unprofitable.

a. presented testimony from individual southerners about the evils of slavery.

Abolitionist leaders used which of the following in their crusade to end slavery in the middle of the 1800s? a. Lecture tours demanding the end of the international slave trade b. Aid to fugitive slaves c. Continuous demonstrations against slavery outside the White House d. Financial support for free blacks willing to foment rebellion in the South

b. Aid to fugitive slaves

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

What was the gag rule passed by the House of Representatives in 1836? a. It suspended the writ of habeas corpus for any abolitionist speaker arrested for violating antiabolitionist laws. b. The policy automatically tabled and prevented discussion of any antislavery petitions received by the House. c. It prevented southern politicians from giving proslavery speeches on the floor of the House. d. The rule made it a federal crime to distribute abolitionist tracts in any state where slavery was legal.

b. The policy automatically tabled and prevented discussion of any antislavery petitions received by the House.

. By the early 1840s, Garrison and his supporters in the American Anti-Slavery Society had transformed their agenda in which of the following ways? a. They softened their rhetoric in an effort to end pro-slavery activists' violent attacks on lecturers. b. The group joined the Tappan brothers and Theodore Weld to form the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. c. They advocated a broad-based reform program, embracing women's rights as well as the rights of American blacks. d. The group decided that working for abolitionism within existing institutions was more effective than creating new ones.

c. They advocated a broad-based reform program, embracing women's rights as well as the rights of American blacks.

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.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about which of the following in his essays and lectures? a. He rejected traditional Biblical teachings and promoted atheism. b. He argued that people should reject old conventions and discover their original relation with nature. c. He defended traditional Calvinist theology, which had been challenged by the Second Great Awakening. d. He suggested that science and technology would lead humankind into a new era of enlightenment.

d. He suggested that science and technology would lead humankind into a new era of enlightenment.

Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe pen her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was published in 1852? a. She wanted to promote African colonization as the best solution to the evils of slavery. b. She wanted women to leave any church that did not preach against slavery. c. She wanted more white Northern women to join abolitionist societies. d. Stowe sought to depict slavery as degrading to slave women.

d. Stowe sought to depict slavery as degrading to slave women.

. Why are the Oneidians, Shakers, and Fourierists historically significant? a. All of these groups exercised great influence over American politics. b. These utopians all criticized capitalism but made tremendous profits through manufacturing. c. They repudiated heterosexual sex and sexuality. d. They articulated criticisms of the class divisions created by the market economy.

d. They articulated criticisms of the class divisions created by the market economy.

Which of the following describes the minstrel shows that became popular in American cities in the 1840s? a. They were pioneered by P. T. Barnum, who founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus. b. Minstrel shows celebrated the lifestyle of the "b'hoys." c. Minstrel shows contributed to the problem of prostitution in the big cities. d. They were a popular form of entertainment and social criticism.

d. They were a popular form of entertainment and social criticism.

The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following? a. Individualism b. The cult of domesticity c. Utopianism 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.