history chapter 11 part 1

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Two of the most divisive reform movements were abolition and millennialism,.

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Until the 1850s, free African American children were excluded from public common schools, and public school tax monies were not used to establish schools for them.

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Urban households of moderate means were virtually immune to catastrophic economic reversals in the new industrial economy of the 1830s.

d. All of the above.

What most distinguished Irish immigrants from other members of United States populace during the early nineteenth century? a. Their Catholicism b. work as domestic servants c. Their willingness to work in the mills d. All of the above

b. Domestic womanhood.

__________ became the primary symbol of urban middle-class respectability in the 1830s a. Costly furnishings and decorations b. Domestic womanhood c. Family-owned businesses d. The "cottage"

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Followers of George Rapp, founder of the separatist community of Harmony, rejected the private ownership of property and believed that it was the responsibility of the truly devout to amass great material wealth to put at the disposal of Jesus Christ upon his return to earth.

b. prevent inmates from influencing one another.

From the 1820s on, the solution to the increasing crime rate that enjoyed the greatest popularity was the establishment of state prison systems. These systems operated by variants on a single principle: the first step toward the rehabilitation of prisoners was to a. have inmates living together in communal cells b. prevent inmates from influencing one another c. provide inmates with time to talk to one another d. require inmates to work side by side with one another

d. self-control.

In the 1830s, American reformers began to refocus their efforts away from broad programs of social perfection to endeavors that centered on __________ and external restraint a. ambition b. entrepreneurship c. optimism d. self-control

a. bad laws; flawed individual character.

In the first years of the republic, Americans tended to think of crime as a problem of __________, not __________; fair laws would nurture good republican character, and good republican citizens would respect laws they had a hand in passing a. bad laws; flawed individual character b. flawed individual character; bad laws c. poverty; flawed individual character d. unfair business practices; flawed individual character

b. only the lack of education barred the poor from prosperity.

In the late 1830s, educational reformer Horace Mann reassured middle-class parents that relying on an extrafamilial institution such as the common school was both right and natural; he also argued that a. education might increase the hostility of the poor toward the rich b. only the lack of education barred the poor from prosperity c. poverty was decreed by God d. poverty was required by American society

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In the winter of 1835/1836, journeymen tailors went on strike; union leaders were then arrested and jailed, prompting the labor press to declare the courts as "tools of the aristocracy." The incident eventually led to the formation of the Equal Rights Party.

a. Its loose network of charities and organizations did not express itself in religious terms.

All of the following statements about the Benevolent Empire are true except: a. Its loose network of charities and organizations did not express itself in religious terms b. Its loose network of charities and organizations sought social reform c. Its societies offered special opportunities for women d. Its societies represented a curious combination of emotional and rational approaches to reform

d. the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (the Shakers).

One of the earliest covenanted societies, initially led by Ann Lee, was a. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) b. the Evangelical Missionary Society of Young Men c. the Society for Supporting the Gospel d. the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (the Shakers

d. withdrawing from daily contact with their neighbors.

Separatist communities sought to create more perfect societies on earth, an effort they undertook by _______ and instituting tightly controlled spiritual, social, and economic regimens a. fasting for extended periods of time b. rejecting the practices of the early Christian church c. resisting the excitability of revivals d. withdrawing from daily contact with their neighbors

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Striking workers accomplished immediate and long-lasting labor reform in the 1830s.

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The "Declaration of Sentiments" demanded specific social and legal changes related to women's rights.

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The "daughters of freemen" were the abolitionist offspring of freed slaves.

a. the Benevolent Empire.

The American Bible Society is an example of a network of charities and associations called? a. the Benevolent Empire b. The Reform Empire c. The Sunday-school movement d. The Millennial Empire

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The constant, restless migration of Americans westward provoked alarm among the eastern, urban middle class

d. Saratoga, New York.

The first temperance society was formed in 1808 in __________; by 1834 there were at least 5,000 state and local temperance societies a. Boston, Massachusetts b. Cincinnati, Ohio c. Lowell, Massachusetts d. Saratoga, New York

a. remained skeptical that the existing political parties would be responsive to their concerns.

The formation of the Working Men's Party implied that workers remained optimistic that reforms could occur but also that workers a. remained skeptical that the existing political parties would be responsive to their concerns b. still believed in the power of moral suasion with regard to solving laborers' problems c. still believed that strikes were a viable means to improving the conditions under which they worked d. were not entirely confident in themselves as citizens with the right and power to affect the social and cultural makeup of the republic

b. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons).

The most enduring of the early-19 century millenarian communities is a. American Society for the Promotion of Temperance b. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) c. the Working Men's Association d. The Seneca Falls Convention

d. superior individual industriousness; self-discipline.

The new urban middle class described the industrial economy as a test of personal character: success demonstrated __________ and __________ a. intellectual superiority; modesty b. modesty; temperance c. social awareness; psychological stability d. superior individual industriousness; self-discipline

b. fees and salaries; wages.

The new urban middle class of the 1830s tended to receive their income in the form of __________, rather than __________ a. fees and salaries; investment dividends b. fees and salaries; wages c. investment dividends; fees and salaries d. wages; fees and salaries

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The organizing of laborers that began in the 1820s exploded in the 1830s among craft workers and workers long excluded from craft recognition.