Ch. 11 History

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The message of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was

A combination of Christianity and American political and social values.

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 1830s?

Distribution of production to outworkers.

When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists

Encountered violent opposition to their activities.

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

Finney emphasized human agency.

After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, most Latter-Day Saints

Followed Brigham Young to Utah.

The Liberty Party was replaced by the ___ in 1848.

Free Soil Party

Written in 1829, "An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World," by David Walker called for

Free and slave blacks using violence if necessary to abolish slavery.

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 frugality.

Who were the primary targets of the American nativist movement?

Irish Catholics.

The Missouri Compromise was a devastating defeat for

James Monroe.

The French observer Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans

Loved to organize.

What was the most successful association of workers in the 1830s?

National Trades' Union.

What changes occurred in urban development by the 1830s?

Neighborhoods stratified by class.

What is meant by the term "Benevolent Empire"?

People, as God's agents, should care for other people.

What did Seth Luther mean by the term "middle class"?

Persons whose jobs required mental rather than physical labor.

What was the most prevalent trend in internal migration in America 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?

Seneca Falls, New York.

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 about Joseph Smith's teachings most offended others?

The doctrine of plural marriage.

Labor organizer Seth Luther characterized society as a struggle between

The producers and the rich.

What most distinguished Irish immigrants from 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.

What was the primary purpose of 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.

The Female Moral Reform Society

Tried to reclaim women from prostitution.

Advanced education at the college level in the antebellum period

Was available only for males.

How did the New Middle Class regard gender assignments in society?

Women were gentler and therefore best suited to remain at home.

The organization of new political groups such as the Working Men's Party provides evidence that

Workers lacked confidence in existing parties.

Women were particularly drawn to Shakerism because

of a belief in the spiritual equality of women and men.


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