Ch. 11 Pop Quiz

Horace Mann and Catharine Beecher were both actively involved in which of the following movements in the 1840s? Select one: A. Abolition B. Temperance C. Prison reform D. Educational reform

D. Educational reform

Which of the following statements is true about William Lloyd Garrison? Select one: A. He was motivated by political, not religious, concerns. B. Garrison believed violence was an acceptable means for ending American slavery. C. Garrison called for the institution of gradual abolition in all states. D. He attacked the U.S. Constitution because it condoned slavery.

D. He attacked the U.S. Constitution because it condoned slavery.

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

A. He argued that people should reject old conventions and discover their original relation with nature.

Which of the following statements about Emerson is correct? Select one: A. He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion. B. His view of individualism promoted hard work and indulgent consumption. C. He resigned his pulpit due to his fear of public speaking. D. Emerson's influence was briefly intense, but it did not stand the test of time.

A. He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion.

Which of the following individuals went to jail rather than pay taxes in support of the Mexican War and slavery? Select one: A. Henry David Thoreau B. William Lloyd Garrison C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Sarah Grimké

A. Henry David Thoreau

Which of the following describes The Book of Mormon, published in 1830? Select one: A. It claimed that Jesus Christ visited an ancient American civilization soon after his resurrection. B. It was a historical account of the Mormons' westward migration to Utah. C. The book was written anonymously by anti-Mormons to discredit Mormon beliefs. D. The book offered a detailed explanation and justification of the Mormons' social philosophy.

A. It claimed that Jesus Christ visited an ancient American civilization soon after his resurrection.

As a result of Turner's Rebellion, the Virginia legislature did which of the following in the 1830s? Select one: A. It debated but rejected a bill providing for gradual emancipation and colonization. B. It adopted a resolution supporting the colonization of all of Virginia's free blacks. C. It refused to even consider a bill providing for gradual emancipation and colonization. D. It called on slave owners to treat their slaves more humanely in order to prevent future slave rebellions.

A. It debated but rejected a bill providing for gradual emancipation and colonization.

Who was a critic for the New York Tribune, an editor of The Dial, and the author of Woman in the Nineteenth Century? Select one: A. Margaret Fuller B. Harriet Beecher Stowe C. Angelina Grimké D. Susan B. Anthony

A. Margaret Fuller

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

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

Which of the following was an evangelical movement that believed the Second Coming of Christ had already occurred and people could attain complete freedom from sin? Select one: A. Perfectionism B. Fourierism C. Mormonism D. Transcendentalism

A. Perfectionism

In its campaign to end slavery, the American Anti-Slavery Society embraced which of the following tactics? Select one: A. Sponsoring public lectures and collecting signatures on antislavery petitions B. Smuggling weapons to slaves for use in an eventual uprising C. Purchasing and freeing slaves threatened with a sale that would break up their families D. Mounting civil disobedience actions and mass demonstrations to protest slavery

A. Sponsoring public lectures and collecting signatures on antislavery petitions

During the 1840s, American women's rights activists focused on which of the following goals? Select one: A. Strengthening the legal rights of married women B. Making it easier for married women to file for divorce C. Educating women about birth control and abortion D. Challenging the conventional division of labor within the family

A. Strengthening the legal rights of married women

Which of the following did Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville have in common? Select one: A. They criticized transcendentalism and warned against excessive individualism. B. They wrote mostly of the past and ignored current realities in the United States. C. Both warned against the restrictions imposed on individuals by social groups. D. Both celebrated the positive potential of the individual.

A. They criticized transcendentalism and warned against excessive individualism.

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

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

In the late 1840s and the 1850s, Emersonians did which of the following? Select one: A. Suggested that most workers were incapable of higher learning B. Abandoned their quest to create new social institutions C. Rejected cash donations from wealthy followers, calling such donations "tainted funds" D. Created dozens of utopian settlements throughout New England and the Midwest

B. Abandoned their quest to create new social institutions

Mid-nineteenth-century publications such as Godey's Lady's Book and Catharine Beecher's Treatise on Domestic Economy did which of the following? Select one: A. Promoted the notion that higher education would make women better mothers B. Emphasized the social importance of homemaking and domesticity C. Advocated women's right to vote and hold elected offices D. Promoted less restrictive feminine clothing to protect women's health

B. Emphasized the social importance of homemaking and domesticity

Which of the following describes the Fourierist movement in America? Select one: A. Fourierists inspired Susan B. Anthony and helped launch the women's rights movement. B. It demonstrated the difficulty of creating enduring utopian communities. C. Mormonism was founded on the principles of Fourierism. D. It created a lasting and uniquely American style of furniture.

B. It demonstrated the difficulty of creating enduring utopian communities.

What was the gag rule passed by the House of Representatives in 1836? Select one: 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. The rule made it a federal crime to distribute abolitionist tracts in any state where slavery was legal. D. It prevented southern politicians from giving proslavery speeches on the floor of the House.

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

Which of these factors contributed to the tremendous increase in commercialized sex in the new cities of the mid-nineteenth century? Select one: A. An influx of immigrants from southern and eastern European counties B. The subsistence wages and exploitative conditions of women's jobs C. Mainstream churches' timidity about addressing sexual issues explicitly D. Cities' refusal to pass legislation banning prostitution and pornography

B. The subsistence wages and exploitative conditions of women's jobs

Which of the following describes the nineteenth-century Shakers? Select one: A. They believed men were spiritually weaker than women. B. They allowed both women and men to govern their communities. C. They excluded African Americans in order to maintain racial purity. D. Men greatly outnumbered women in Shaker communities.

B. They allowed both women and men to govern their communities.

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

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

Abolitionist leaders used which of the following in their crusade to end slavery in the middle of the 1800s? Select one: A. Lecture tours demanding the end of the international slave trade B. Financial support for free blacks willing to foment rebellion in the South C. Aid to fugitive slaves D. Continuous demonstrations against slavery outside the White House

C. Aid to fugitive slaves

What did Alexis de Tocqueville mean when he used the term individualism to describe American society in 1835? Select one: A. The American people welcomed all types of immigrants, regardless of ethnicity or religion. B. Americans valued and respected differing views on political topics. C. Americans lived in social isolation, without any ties to caste, class, association, or family. D. Most Americans were uninfluenced by political parties and did not vote by party lines.

C. Americans lived in social isolation, without any ties to caste, class, association, or family.

Which of the following qualities did Henry David Thoreau urge in his readers, as demonstrated by the statement, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer"? Select one: A. Musicality B. Stubbornness C. Individuality D. Expressiveness

C. Individuality

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

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

Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in American cities in the mid-nineteenth century? Select one: A. Male promiscuity B. Prostitution C. Minstrel shows D. The Democratic Party

C. Minstrel shows

For which of the following reasons did the Salt Lake Mormons succeed and thrive in the nineteenth century even as other social experiments failed? Select one: A. Mormon leaders embraced violent tactics to keep followers in line. B. The Mormon Church successfully monopolized Utah's vast natural mineral wealth. C. Mormon society had strong, hierarchical leadership. D. The group rejected evangelicalism in favor of natural reproduction.

C. Mormon society had strong, hierarchical leadership.

What did Ralph Waldo Emerson believe would promote an individual's mystical union with God and achievement of self-realization? Select one: A. Sexual intimacy B. Intensive, solitary study C. Spending time alone in nature D. Hard physical labor

C. Spending time alone in nature

Which of the following was the critical catalyst for antebellum reform movements? Select one: A. National government initiatives B. State government initiatives C. The Second Great Awakening D. Industrialization

C. The Second Great Awakening

By the early 1840s, Garrison and his supporters in the American Anti-Slavery Society had transformed their agenda in which of the following ways? Select one: 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 describes the residents of the Brook Farm community of the 1840s? Select one: A. They practiced nineteenth-century versions of free love and communism. B. Brook Farm's residents consisted mostly of families and single women. C. They wanted to combine farming with study and a lively intellectual life. D. Brook Farm's residents pioneered the use of advanced farming techniques.

C. They wanted to combine farming with study and a lively intellectual life.

What was the purpose of the Female Moral Reform Society, which middle-class New York women founded in 1834? Select one: A. To create new opportunities for male and female reformers to work together as equals in the same organization B. To create a network of schools to train young, middle-class women in manners and morals C. To provide moral guidance for young, working women who were living away from their families D. To condemn prostitution and punish young women who participated in urban prostitution

C. To provide moral guidance for young, working women who were living away from their families

Which of the following was a result of the Turner Rebellion of the 1830s? Select one: A. A national convention of African American activists met in Philadelphia. B. The rebels won their freedom. C. Tougher slave codes and restrictions were implemented. D. Rioting erupted in northern cities.

C. Tougher slave codes and restrictions were implemented.

Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were well known for their involvement in which of the following movements? Select one: A. Educational reform B. Temperance C. Transcendentalism D. Prison reform

C. Transcendentalism

The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following? Select one: A. Utopianism B. Individualism C. Transcendentalism D. The cult of domesticity

C. Transcendentalism

Which of the following is properly paired? Select one: A. Herman Melville—The Scarlet Letter B. Henry David Thoreau—Uncle Tom's Cabin C. Walt Whitman—Leaves of Grass D. Nathaniel Hawthorne—The American Scholar

C. Walt Whitman—Leaves of Grass

Who founded the Liberty Party in 1840? Select one: A. Theodore Dwight Weld, who sought to unify the antislavery movement B. William Lloyd Garrison, after he broke with most of the other abolitionist leaders C. Proslavery advocates in both the North and the South D. Antislavery leaders who had broken with Garrison

D. Antislavery leaders who had broken with Garrison

The Oneida Community, founded in 1839 by John Humphrey Noyes, was known for which of the following practices? Select one: A. Celibacy B. Equality of men and women C. Monogamy D. Complex marriage

D. Complex marriage

In his 1829 pamphlet, An Appeal . . . to the Colored Citizens of the World, David Walker did which of the following? Select one: A. He approved of colonization programs to establish an African republic for freed American slaves. B. He appealed to the religious consciences of slaveholders to recognize slavery as being morally wrong. C. He urged slaves not to rebel but to seek comfort in their relationships and religious activities instead. D. He justified slave rebellion and warned white Americans that violence and retribution would come if justice were delayed.

D. He justified slave rebellion and warned white Americans that violence and retribution would come if justice were delayed.

Which of the following factors was critical in the ballooning populations of cities like New York in the mid-nineteenth century? Select one: A. The rapid increase in life expectancy B. The growth of urban culture C. America's relatively high birthrate D. Immigration

D. Immigration

Efforts by women reformers to regulate sexual behavior resulted in laws in Massachusetts and New York that did which of the following? Select one: A. Banned the common practice of abortion B. Banned the manufacture, distribution, and sale of birth control devices C. Made solicitation of prostitutes a crime D. Made seduction of women a crime

D. Made seduction of women a crime

The American Lyceum movement of the 1830s engaged in which of the following efforts? Select one: A. Advocating social nonconformity and civil disobedience B. Encouraging mob violence like the violence that killed Joseph Smith C. Ending the era of utopian communal experiments D. Promoting the spread of knowledge through public lectures

D. Promoting the spread of knowledge through public lectures

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

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

In the early 1800s, free blacks in the North were encouraged to "elevate" themselves through which of the following activities? Select one: A. Political activism B. Legal reform C. Forming friendships with whites D. Temperance

D. Temperance

The public movement for women's rights developed out of which of the following sources in the 1840s? Select one: A. Mormonism B. The American Revolution C. The Oneida Community D. The Second Great Awakening

D. The Second Great Awakening

The Shakers' name came from which of the following? Select one: A. The name of their founder B. The town in which they originated C. Their efforts to transform society D. Their particular form of worship

D. Their particular form of worship

Why are the Oneidians, Shakers, and Fourierists historically significant? Select one: 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.

Why did many northern wage earners not support abolition in the mid-eighteenth century? Select one: A. They were interested in maintaining the English Protestant society of the North. B. They did not want the Baptists beliefs held by many slaves to spread to the North. C. The northerners supported slavery only because of the belief of black inferiority. D. Wageworkers feared that freed blacks would work for lower wages and compete for jobs.

D. Wageworkers feared that freed blacks would work for lower wages and compete for jobs.

How did women participate in the abolition movement in the mid-eighteenth century? Select one: A. Women were not active in the abolition movement. B. Women interested in abolition attended meetings with their husbands but did not actively participate in the societies. C. Female abolitionists often discussed issues of slavery among themselves, but they had limited involvement in the movement. 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.

Mob violence against abolitionist efforts in the 1830s and 1840s was Select one: A. confined to border and southern cities such as Baltimore, St. Louis, and Nashville. B. responsible for the deaths of hundreds of abolitionists and free blacks during this period. C. directed only at free black communities and the homes of prominent abolitionists. D. often directed against "respectable" black organizations such as churches and against orphanages.

D. often directed against "respectable" black organizations such as churches and against orphanages.