OpenStax US History Ch. 13 Review Questions

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Second Great Awakening?

a. greater emphasis on nature
b. greater emphasis on religious education of children
c. greater church attendance
d. belief in the possibility of a better world

A

Transcendentalists were most concerned with ________.

a. the afterlife
b. predestination
c. the individual
d. democracy

C

What do the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism have in common?

Both emphasize the power of the individual over that of the majority. Evangelists of the Awakening preached power of personal spirituality, while transcendentalists were more concerned with the individual soul.

Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy?

a. Shakers
b. Mormons
c. Owenites
d. Rappites

B

Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?

a. the Oneida Community
b. the Ephrata Cloister
c. Brook Farm
d. Fourierism

C

How were the reform communities of the antebellum era treated by the general population?

Most were shunned, specifically those that taught different forms of marriage (like the Oneida Community) or a departure from mainstream Protestantism. The Mormons were forced to relocate to Utah to practice their religion in peace.

The first temperance laws were enacted by ________.

a. state governments
b. local governments
c. the federal government
d. temperance organizations

B

Sylvester Graham's reformers targeted ________.

a. the human body
b. nutrition
c. sexuality
d. all of the above

D

Whom did temperance reformers target?

Initially, led by Presbyterian ministers, it targeted the upper and middle class. However, when it began to become teetotalism instead of temperance, the movement lost momentum. Yet, it was reborn to focus on the working class in the 1840's.

In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?

a. Great Britain's colonization of North America
b. the relocation of African Americans to Africa
c. American colonization of the Caribbean
d. American colonization of Africa

B

Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?

a. moral suasion
b. immediatism
c. political involvement
d. pamphleteering

C

Why did William Lloyd Garrison's endorsement of the Grimké sisters divide the abolitionist movement?

a. They advocated equal rights for women.
b. They supported colonization.
c. They attended the Seneca Falls Convention.
d. They lectured to co-ed audiences.

D

Which female reformer focused on women's roles as the educators of children?

a. Lydia Maria Child
b. Sarah Grimké
c. Catherine Beecher
d. Susan B. Anthony

C

How did the abolitionist movement impact the women's movement?

Women were involved in the abolitionist movement, where they took leadership roles in traditional male organizations. This let them create their own organizations thus thrusting them into the public sphere.