Question 1

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee New York?

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A)   He advocated complete sexual freedom.
B)   He argued for the establishment of total socialism.
C)   He preached interracial marriage.
D)   He practiced complete sexual abstinence.
E)   He offered euthanasia for the elderly.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Universalists believed that:

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A)   the universe is continually expanding
B)   rich people are blessed by God
C)   God predestined only a few for salvation
D)   everyone could be saved
E)   Americans are God's chosen peopleF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Why were working-class people attracted to Universalism?

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A)   It encouraged sinning.
B)   It advocated for slavery and white superiority.
C)   It claimed that people's fates had already been determined by God.
D)   It stressed the possibility of salvation of all people.
E)   It claimed that eternal punishment for sinners was not all that bad.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Members of the Shaker community:

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A)   believed that Jesus Christ had returned to Earth in the 1820s
B)   practiced free love and polygamy
C)   were not permitted to leave after their "initiation"
D)   practiced celibacy and owned everything in common
E)   increased their numbers by having large familiesF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Frederick Douglass:

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A)   was the founder of the Underground Railroad
B)   became a notable black preacher
C)   wrote a famous account of his life as a slave
D)   was captured in the North and returned to slavery
E)   helped abolish slavery in the British West IndiesF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

All of the following statements about the American Colonization Society are true EXCEPT:

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A)   free black leaders supported it
B)   it was founded in the late 1810s
C)   it was backed by many prominent politicians
D)   it proposed to send blacks back to Africa
E)   it did not reduce the total number of slavesF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening?

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A)   the popularity of camp meetings
B)   the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation
C)   the growing appeal of Catholicism
D)   declining literacy rates
E)   popular new translations of the BibleF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Unitarianism stressed:

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A)   reason and conscience
B)   creeds and confessions
C)   belief in the Holy Trinity
D)   ritualistic practices
E)   belief in prophecy and miraclesF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Discuss the emergence of a popular press in antebellum America.

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Question 11

All of the following are true of Brook Farm EXCEPT:

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A)   it was established by transcendentalists
B)   it was an effort in cooperative living
C)   it was long lasting
D)   it was located near Boston
E)   it was a secular utopian communityF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

For all their differences, the variety of reform movements that arose in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century had what in common?

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A)   a commitment to abolitionism
B)   an absence of female membership and involvement
C)   a prohibition against black participation
D)   an impulse to perfect people and society
E)   the rejection of the idea that America had a divine missionF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

The "cult of domesticity" banned women from joining any professions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The word "teetotaler" originated with a temperance society's use of the letter "T" to signify total abstinence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe the various trends in education during this period. Explore how geographic location, gender, or socioeconomic status impacted attitudes and access to education.

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Question 16

Horace Mann advocated for a public school system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

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A)   to ensure that everyone had a basic level of knowledge and skills
B)   to reinforce values such as hard work and clean living
C)   to prepare the next generation to become good citizens
D)   to give women opportunities for rewarding work outside the home
E)   to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunityF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Why might women be drawn to camp meetings?

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A)   They provided an outlet for women to exhibit their preaching skills.
B)   They provided women with opportunities to participate as equals in public rituals.
C)   They were not open to male participation.
D)   They allowed women to edit the Bible to reflect their own ideals.
E)   They provided the only avenue of higher education available to women.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Why did the American Colonization Society acquire the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia?

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A)   The Society saw it as a source of new slaves for the American South.
B)   The Society saw it as a location to build a white nation on the African continent.
C)   The Society saw it as a place to transport free blacks and freed slaves.
D)   The Society saw it as a land they could rule over like a kingdom.
E)   The Society saw it as a valuable source of coal and diamonds.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

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A)  set up Seneca Falls Convention
B)  founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator
C)  pro-slavery senator from South Carolina
D)  founded Mormonism
E)  founder of the Oneida CommunityF) revivalist who initiated the "circuit rider" systemG) promoted statewide school systemsH) advocated for the reform of insane asylumsI) escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocateJ) A) and F)
K) A) and E)

Question 20

Trace the evolution of early American literature. Who were the major writers? Discuss their works.

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Universalists believed that:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

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