An Age of Reform - HIST& 147

The outlook called "perfectionism" held that even though individuals are flawed and commit sin, they are able to improve their lives through good choices in order to become better people.

True

How does Grimké explain that the discussion of wrongs of slavery opened the way for the discussion of other rights? pg 450 chapter 12

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

What does this image reveal about the antislavery movement in the United States? pg 436 chapter 12

1) Abolitionists highlighted the hypocrisy of the "Land of the Free" having slaves in its capital 2) Quotations from the Bible were used to support abolitionists' claims that slavery was a sin.

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?

1) Abolitionists seized upon the recently developed steam printing press to produce millions of copies of pamphlets, newspapers, petitions, novels, and broadsides. 2) They developed charity fairs or "bazaars," where women sold clothing and embroidery, luxury goods, and works of art to raise funds.

What do these images reveal about the abolitionist movement by the 1850s? pg 437-438

1) Although free society was deeply segregated, blacks and whites worked together to further the abolitionist cause. 2) Both men and women engaged in abolitionist efforts.

The 1848 Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention, written mainly by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is best known as the beginning of the seventy-year struggle for women's suffrage. In addition to demanding the right to vote, however, Stanton went on to detail numerous forms of inequality facing women. In the excerpt below, identify the passage(s) where Stanton specifically denounces the loss of rights of women who choose to marry.

1) He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. 2) In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master—the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement. . . .

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

1) Mann hoped that universal public education would restore equality to a fractured society. 2) Mann argued that schools could reinforce social stability.

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

1) Stanton and Mott argued for social equality for women, including fair pay and equal opportunities. 2) The convention marked the beginning of the struggle for women's suffrage.

Identify the statements that describe the Oneida community.

1) The founder, John Humphrey Noyes, ruled like a dictator over the community. 2) Members wanted to create a "holy family" of equals by doing away with private property and traditional marriage.

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

1) The new generation of abolitionists rejected the traditional approach of gradual emancipation and demanded immediate abolition. 2) 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.

How have religious reformers made a difference in American society?

1) They amplified the debate for abolition, using Christian principles to attack slavery. 2) They spearheaded the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. 3) They created the Social Gospel that sought to improve the lives of working people and immigrants.

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

1) They used the public sphere as their arena to spread ideas of the sinful nature of slavery. 2) They would stand outside established institutions and critique the institution of slavery.

Which of the following statements describe Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin?

1) Uncle Tom's Cabin sold more than a million copies by 1854. 2) Stowe portrayed slaves as sympathetic men and women and as Christians at the mercy of slaveholders who split up families.

The House of Representatives adopted a ___________ prohibiting discussion of emancipation petitions. The rule was seen by many northerners as an unconstitutional affront to freedom because it restricted __________ within Congress about an issue important to citizens. The rule was appealed in 1844 thanks largely to the support of former president __________________.

1) gag rule 2) free speech 3) John Quincy Adams

Identify the statements that describe Margaret Fuller by dragging them to her image.

1) literary editor of the New York Tribune, the first woman to achieve so important a position in American journalism

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

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

False (was Josiah Henson)

The Grimké sisters received criticism for their public speaking not only from men, but other women. Read the following excerpt from An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism (1837), a letter from Catharine Beecher to Angelina and Sarah Grimké. Afterward, identify the passage(s) in which Beecher directly claims that it is not the role of a woman to campaign for political change.

In this country, petitions to congress, in reference to the official duties of legislators, seem, IN ALL CASES, to fall entirely without the sphere of female duty. Men are the proper persons to make appeals to the rulers whom they appoint, and if their female friends, by arguments and persuasions, can induce them to petition, all the good that can be done by such measures will be secured.

On the map of utopian communities in the mid-nineteenth century, identify the state in which both the community of Oneida and the very first Shaker community were established.

New York

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

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