Reform Movements of the 1800

During the early 1800s, how did religious practice change in the United States?

• Fewer people attended church.

• Many new churches were founded.

• People often went to revival meetings.

• Women frequently became preachers.

Which occurred in the early 1800s?

• Plantation owners forbade religious practice among enslaved workers.

• African Americans were welcomed to all religious revival meetings.

• All American churches began to protest discrimination and slavery.

• Free African Americans founded the first African American colleges.

Which best describes an important issue in the early 1800s?

• It was against the law for workers to join labor unions or go on strike.

• African Americans were banned from participating in church services.

• Excessive drinking caused problems with work and family.

• Women were forbidden from preaching in religious services.

Who worked to improve American education during the early 1800s?

• Dorothea Dix

• Horace Mann

• Jonathan Edwards

• Juliann Jane Tillman

The work of Dorothea Dix in the 1800s was an example of the

• religious fervor in American society.

• increased desire to reform American society.

• growing opposition to the practice of slavery.

• increased emphasis on moral behavior.

The formation of some utopian communities in the 1800s was an example of

• an interest in finding new ways to organize society.

• a desire to improve people’s morals and behavior.

• an opposition to the practice of slavery and discrimination.

• a growing interest in the education of young people.

The roots of the Second Great Awakening were in

• Catholicism.

• Protestantism.

• reformism.

• utopianism.

During the Second Great Awakening, how did revival meetings differ from traditional church services in America?

• Revival meetings were loud and exciting, while church services tended to be formal and quiet.

• Revival meetings were led by Protestants, while church services were led by Catholics.

• Revival meetings only took place outdoors, while church services only took place indoors.

• Revival meetings were led by preachers, while church services were led by church members.

Where and when did the Second Great Awakening begin?

• in New England in the early 1700s

• in New York in the 1790s

• in Massachusetts in 1844

• in the North in 1833

What was one effect of the Second Great Awakening on religion in the United States?

• Church attendance greatly increased across the country.

• Most people joined utopian communities to improve society.

• The Baptist and Methodist churches were founded.

• New universities were founded to educate ministers.