History Exam: Chapter 8 Test
At the Seneca Falls Convention, a resolution that women should receive the right to vote was A: Voted down B: Only Narrowly approved C: Not even presented D: Approved unanimously
C
One result of Nat Turner's rebellion was A: The launching of the abolitionist movement B: The founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church C: The The tightening of laws controlling African-American slaves D: Th liberation of hundreds of slaves
C
The Second Great Awakening was similar to Jacksonian democracy in its emphasis on A: The importance of reason and conscience B: An emotional conversion experience C: The power of the average citizen D: The equality of blacks and whites
C
The temperance movement recognized A: The equality of men and women B: The importance of the church as a political voice for blacks C: The destructive effects of drunkenness on family life D: The truth found in nature and imagination
C
Unlike Revivalism, Unitarianism emphasized A: Love of nature B: Fear of Gods wrath C: Reason and Conscience D: Emotional Preaching and Prayer
C
Which group commonly worked as strike breakers for low wages? A: Young Women B: Free Blacks C: Irish Immigrants D: Temperance Workers
C
Which of the following was not a problem faced by "mill girls" in Massachusetts A: Wage cuts B: Increased Workloads C: Lack of safe places to stay D: Unhealthy working conditions
C
This person helped launch the Second Great Awakening
Charles Grandison Finney
This established the right of workers to strike
Commonwealth v. Hunt
In the 1820's, it was not true that urban slaves A: Were often hired out to factory owners B: Spent more time on their own than rural slaves C: Were better clothed and fed than rural slaves D: Kept half of the money they earned
D
In which philosophical movement was Ralph Waldo Emerson a leader A: Utopianism B: Unitarianism C: Humanitarianism D: Transcendentalism
D
The "cult of domesticity" that governed the lives of married women in the early 1800's was based on A: Federal Laws B: Religious Laws C: Feminist Reforms D: Prevailing customs
D
What are journeymen A: workers who join labor unions B: workers who move from job to job C: young workers who are learning a new craft D: skilled artisans who are employed by master artisans
D
What did the Abolitionist Movement promote A: Relocating black slaves to Africa B: Prohibiting the drinking of alcohol C: Removing Native Americans from Eastern states D: Ending the Institution of slavery
D
What term refers to the 19th-century belief that married women's activities should be limited to housework and family A: Feminism B: Temperance C: The cult of sentiments D: The cult of domesticity
D
This free black person advised African Americans to fight for freedom rather than wait for slave owners to end slavery
David Walker
This reformer focused on the mentally ill
Dorothea Dix
As an abolitionist, Frederick Douglas favored A: Political action to end slavery B: Violent rebellion by blacks C: Resettlement of blacks in Africa D: A spiritual promise of freedom
A
For which action is Nat Turner well known A: Leading a violent slave revolt B: Fighting in the American Revolution C: Publishing a antislavery newspaper D: Promoting a nonviolent end to slavery
A
Which of the following did Frederick Douglas not do A: Emigrate to Africa B: Publish a newspaper C: Work as an urban slave D: Lecture on the evils of slavery
A
This became a political, cultural, and social center for its members
African Methodist Episcopal Church
In what ways was the National Trades' Union unusual for its time A: It represented only glassworkers B: It represented workers in a variety of industries C: It discouraged striking as a means of protest D: It was supported by bankers and business owners
B
Most of the workers in textile factories in the 1820's were A: Skilled Journeymen B: Young Single Women C: Boys and Girls D: Free African Americans
B
The Second Great Awakening centered on the belief that a person's salvation depended on A: The help of a minister B: His or her own efforts C: The determination of God D: His or her attendance at revival meetings
B
What belief was one important feature of the Second Great Awakening A: A belief in truth found in Nature B: A belief in personal responsibility for salvation C: a belief in God who decides each person's fate D: A belief in perfection of human beings
B
This person, along with Lucretia Mott, organized the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This former slave published "The North Star" and worked to end slavery through political means
Frederick Douglas
This prevented Congress from hearing abolitionist petitions to end slavery
Gag Rule
This person represented a philosophical movement that emphasized self-reliance, truth in nature, and personal imagination
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This former slave, who changed her name, spoke for abolition and women's rights
Sojourner Truth
