Question 1

Mormonism was founded in the state of ________ by Joseph Smith.

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Question 2

By the 1850s,the principle of tax-supported elementary schools had been established in every state.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the 1830s and 1840s,abolitionists were divided

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A)  by radicals and moderates within their ranks.
B)  over whether or not to use violence.
C)  by calls for northern and southern separation.
D)  over the question of female equality.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 4

William Lloyd Garrison was assassinated for his advocacy of abolitionism.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

The antislavery Liberty Party never campaigned for outright abolitionism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Horace Mann believed public education should promote both democracy and social order.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By 1860,public schools in the United States had failed to produce significant improvement in education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the nineteenth century,cholera epidemics in the United States

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A)  were transmitted to humans by fleas living on rats.
B)  led many cities to build water treatment facilities.
C)  were diminished,as physicians gained a basic understanding of bacteria.
D)  typically killed more than half of those who contracted the disease.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) D

Question 9

The black abolitionist who called for uncompromising opposition to and a violent overthrow of slavery in his 1829 An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World was

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A)  William Lloyd Garrison.
B)  Frederick Douglass.
C)  Elijah Lovejoy.
D)  Benjamin Lundy.
E)  David Walker.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

The transcendentalist movement

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A)  anticipated the environmental protection movement of the twentieth century.
B)  understood the interconnectedness of species.
C)  made the first scientific studies on behalf of preserving the natural environment.
D)  understood the interconnectedness of species and made the first scientific studies on behalf of preserving the natural environment.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following nineteenth-century leaders is primarily known for her pioneering work in the American feminist movement?

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A)  "Mother" Ann Lee
B)  Harriet Tubman
C)  Sojourner Truth
D)  Rachel Eaton
E)  Elizabeth Cady StantonF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

In the mid-nineteenth century,the general European attitude toward American art and literature

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A)  was one of growing respect and admiration.
B)  was that American artists had little to offer Europe.
C)  included praise for American artists for defining a new set of national virtues.
D)  included criticism of American artists for ignoring romanticism.
E)  was that it had been hopelessly corrupted by the ideology of unfettered capitalism.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The American Colonization Society called for the gradual freeing of slaves and for monetary compensation to their former owners.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

William Lloyd Garrison believed the abolitionist movement should

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A)  stress the damage that slavery did to blacks rather than to whites.
B)  seek the gradual elimination of slavery.
C)  demand freedom for slaves,but deny them citizenship.
D)  organize slave rebellions throughout the American South.
E)  join forces with the more established American Colonization Society.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The most distinctive feature of the Shakers was their commitment to ________.

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Question 16

How could one argue that William Lloyd Garrison both helped and hurt the cause of abolition?

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Question 17

Prior to the Civil War,the Liberty Party

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A)  supported the rights of slave owners.
B)  opposed the admission of California into the union in 1850.
C)  promoted "free soil."
D)  focused on strengthening the fugitive slave laws.
E)  campaigned for outright abolition.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

By the beginning of the Civil War,the United States had one of the highest literacy rates of any nation of the world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Supreme Court case of Prigg v.Pennsylvania concerned the issue of ________.

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Question 20

Reformers believed the concept of Indian reservations was beneficial to both whites and Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform

Mormonism was founded in the state of ________ by Joseph Smith.

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By the 1850s,the principle of tax-supported elementary schools had been established in every state.

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In the 1830s and 1840s,abolitionists were divided

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William Lloyd Garrison was assassinated for his advocacy of abolitionism.

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The antislavery Liberty Party never campaigned for outright abolitionism.

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Horace Mann believed public education should promote both democracy and social order.

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By 1860,public schools in the United States had failed to produce significant improvement in education.

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In the nineteenth century,cholera epidemics in the United States

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The black abolitionist who called for uncompromising opposition to and a violent overthrow of slavery in his 1829 An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World was

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The transcendentalist movement

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Which of the following nineteenth-century leaders is primarily known for her pioneering work in the American feminist movement?

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In the mid-nineteenth century,the general European attitude toward American art and literature

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The American Colonization Society called for the gradual freeing of slaves and for monetary compensation to their former owners.

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William Lloyd Garrison believed the abolitionist movement should

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The most distinctive feature of the Shakers was their commitment to ________.

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How could one argue that William Lloyd Garrison both helped and hurt the cause of abolition?

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Prior to the Civil War,the Liberty Party

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