History Chapter 11 Test

Who taught millions to read and not one to sin?

Noah Webster

What is William McGuffey best remembered for?

His reading textbooks

What movement did Josiah Holbrook found?

The Lyceum Movement

Which American poet was honored in England's Westminster Abbey?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

How did James Russell Lowell distinguish himself in literature?

Through his powerful patriotic verse

What were Washington Irving's writings primarily about?

Exciting tales of Dutch settlers along the Hudson River

What is James Fenimore Cooper known for?

Writing the Leatherstocking Tales

Which novel is Nathaniel Hawthorne famous for?

The Scarlet Letter

Who is considered the best-known American composer?

Stephen Foster

Who continued the tradition of the 'singing school'?

Lowell Mason

What did Charles Wilson Peale help found?

The Academy of Fine Arts

Who invented the first cotton gin?

Eli Whitney

What was the first state university to begin operating?

University of North Carolina

Where did Charles G Finny pioneer higher education for blacks?

Oberlin College

Which college became the first to open its doors to women?

Wesleyan College

What does traditional education pass to the present generation?

The accumulated knowledge of the past

What is the Blue-backed Speller?

An American spelling book

What are McGuffey’s Readers?

The most widely used and distributed series of school books in America

What literature era emphasized man's aspirations, emotions, and individuality?

Romantic era

Who are the Schoolroom or Fireside Poets?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell

What is the Hudson River School known for?

Landscape paintings of scenes along the Hudson River

What labor system was used on plantations to produce cash crops?

Slave labor