Reform Test Review

The source pictured below helped to persuade Americans and others to -

• support the spread of slavery into western states
• oppose the use of children as laborers in textile mills
• support the political agenda held by abolitionists
• oppose the belief of Manifest Destiny

The excerpt below was used to express the importance of -

• women’s rights
• temperance
• education
• care of the disabled

Events like those described below influenced Americans to -

• encourage Congress to support a Fugitive Slave Law
• support a variety of social reform movements
• persuade support for nativist movements
• discourage support of the temperance movement

The box below outlines legal and social issues that fostered change for -

• transcendentalists
• women
• children
• abolitionists

What was the significance of Seneca Falls, New York?

• Birthplace of reformer, Dorothea Dix
• Distribution center for abolitionist newspapers
• Meeting place for a women’s suffrage convention
• Location of first hospital established for the disabled

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer below?

• Second Great Awakening
• Hudson River School
• Urbanization and Industrialization
• Nullification Crisis

This excerpt is from Walden. Which statements show how this excerpt is an example of transcendentalism in the 1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

• Thoreau encourages the use of scientific data to prove the meaning of life.
• Thoreau focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world.
• Thoreau wants people to embrace the use of technology to extend life expectancy.
• Thoreau believes humans can lead a fulfilling life when they question the systems around them.

Which of the following best describes the origins of the abolitionist movement?

• Sojourner Truth delivering her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech
• William Lloyd Garrison launching an abolitionist newspaper
• Quakers establishing a colony based on religious freedom
• Frederick Douglass delivering first-hand accounts of his life as a slave

Which group worked effortlessly to change the sentiments expressed in the below Supreme Court ruling?

• Labor Unionists
• Abolitionists
• Transcendentalists
• Nativists

The words below were shared at a revival during the Second Great Awakening. Which reform movement was directly impacted by this event?

• Prison
• Care of the disabled
• Abolition
• Temperance