Modified True/False
Indicate
whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make
the statement true.
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The Second Great Awakening encouraged people to reform themselves and
society.
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2.
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Utopia refers to a fictional town in Indiana.
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3.
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The Underground Railroad was a secret network of people who helped African
Americans escape slavery.
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4.
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The Seneca Falls Convention was held to discuss the rights of African
Americans.
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5.
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Enslaved African Americans developed a form of song called the spiritual.
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Americans in the mid-1800s thought of the Great Plains as “the Far
West.”
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7.
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Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that the United States should stretch across
the
entire continent.
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Women in the West had higher status than women in other parts of the
country.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| “Let Southern oppressors tremble— . . .let all the enemies of the
persecuted blacks tremble. . . On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with
moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house in on fire to give a moderate alarm. . . but urge me not
to use moderation in a cause like the present.” | —William Lloyd
Garrison, The Liberator, January 1831 | | “As a Southerner I feel that it is my duty to stand up here to-night and
bear testimony against slavery. I have seen it—I have seen it. I know it has horrors that can
never be described. I was brought up under its wing: I witnessed for many years its demoralizing
influences, and its destructiveness to human happiness.” | —Angela
Grimke Weld, speech, 1838 | | “I appear this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these
limbs, this body from my master, and ran off with them.” | —Frederick Douglass, speech, 1842 | |
Use the excerpts and your
knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
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With which of the following statements would Garrison, Weld, and Douglass
agree?
a. | Slavery dehumanizes African Americans. | b. | Slavery goes against the laws of the United
States. | c. | All southerners support slavery. | d. | The best way to achieve abolition is for slaves
to escape. |
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If you lived in the early 1800s, which of these people would you NOT
meet?
a. | a bride | c. | a female town mayor | b. | a woman with three children | d. | a farm wife |
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During the 1800s, the belief that people could improve themselves and
society
a. | resulted in predestination becoming a more popular idea. | b. | made it harder for
reformers to attract followers. | c. | caused the downfall of many Utopian
communities. | d. | led to a wave of reform movements. |
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Which of the following expresses an attitude about abolition held by some
northern workers?
a. | They supported it because it would hurt the women’s rights
movement. | b. | They were against it because they feared that former slaves would take their
jobs. | c. | They welcomed it because it meant that more men and women would vote in
elections. | d. | They worried that it would result in overcrowded
schools. |
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Which person did reform work based on the belief that public education is
essential for democracy to work?
a. | William Lloyd Garrison | c. | Horace Mann | b. | Harriet Tubman | d. | Louisa May
Alcott |
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In the mid-1800s, where would you find the most public elementary
schools?
a. | western states | c. | southern states | b. | northeastern states | d. | the northwest
territory |
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Which of the following groups were most similar?
a. | The American Colonization Society and the temperance movement | b. | The National
Women’s Suffrage Association and the American Colonization Society | c. | The American
Colonization Society and the Underground Railroad | d. | The Hudson River School and the American
Colonization Society |
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 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies
to answer the following questions.
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Why did most Americans think the United States should extend to the Pacific
Ocean?
a. | They believed it was their right to possess this land. | b. | They feared invasion
by Mexico. | c. | They wanted to make sure Great Britain did not claim the land. | d. | They had already
settled the lands of the Great Plains and needed more room. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below:
a. | temperance movement | e. | abolition | b. | Frederick Douglass | f. | Henry David Thoreau | c. | suffrage | g. | Susan B. Anthony | d. | Dorothea Dix | h. | transcendentalism |
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a campaign to end slavery
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18.
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an abolitionist who was an ex-slave
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19.
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the right of women to vote
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Essay
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Why did Horace Mann believe that reforming the educational system was important
to the future of the United States?
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