Question 1

The role of African-Americans in the abolitionist movement:

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A)   was limited to the writings and speeches of Frederick Douglass.
B)   included helping to finance William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper.
C)   showed that the movement was free from the racism that characterized American society.
D)   was limited because the American Anti-Slavery Society banned them from its board of directors.
E)   grew over time until, by the 1850s, the movement was dominated by blacks.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Burned-over districts were:

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A)   areas in New York City where slaves had set fires.
B)   in Louisiana, where slaves had burned cotton fields as a form of resistance.
C)   regions where few evangelical Protestants lived (as though they had been burned out) .
D)   in Kansas and Nebraska, where fighting broke out over issues of slavery.
E)   in New York and Ohio, where intense revivals occurred.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Many abolitionists were fairly violent, and they attempted to aggressively convince the slaveholder of his sinful ways.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A young minister converted by the evangelical preacher Charles G. Finney, __________ helped to create a mass constituency for abolitionism by training speakers and publishing pamphlets.

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A)   David Walker
B)   Theodore Weld
C)   Abby Kelley
D)   Lewis Tappan
E)   Lydia Maria ChildF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

According to the mid-nineteenth-century physicians and racial theorists Josiah Nott and George Gliddon:

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A)   there were no separate species of races.
B)   blacks and chimpanzees were the same.
C)   skull sizes were the same for all races, but intelligence differed.
D)   there was a hierarchy of races, with blacks forming a separate species between whites and chimpanzees.
E)   there was not yet enough scientific data to prove either the southern or the abolitionist points of view.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was:

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A)   David Walker.
B)   William Lloyd Garrison.
C)   Lewis Tappan.
D)   Wendell Phillips.
E)   Theodore Weld.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Mob attacks and attempts to limit abolitionists' freedom of speech convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The reform communities established in the years before the Civil War:

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A)   followed all of the laws but simply banned ownership of private property.
B)   usually followed standard gender and marital relations.
C)   made no effort to combat the growing disparity between rich and poor.
D)   called themselves utopian because they knew that their efforts were likely to fail.
E)   set out to reorganize society on a cooperative basis.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The gag rule:

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A)   stated that newspapers could not print antislavery materials.
B)   prevented Congress from hearing antislavery petitions.
C)   denied women the right to speak in mixed-sex public gatherings.
D)   prevented Congregational ministers from preaching against Catholics.
E)   was adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention to symbolize that women did not have a voice in politics.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Like Indian removal, the colonization of former slaves rested on the premise that America:

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A)   was fundamentally a white society.
B)   wanted what was in the best interest of all the people.
C)   was not financially able to support all who lived there.
D)   provided opportunity for new land to those who desired it.
E)   was a land of diversity and equality.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The __________ was established in hopes of making abolitionism a political movement.

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A)   Liberty Party
B)   Whig Party
C)   North Star Party
D)   Republican Party
E)   Afro-American PartyF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

William Lloyd Garrison published an abolitionist newspaper called:

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A)   Free Press.
B)   The Liberator.
C)   The Pursuit of Happiness.
D)   The North Star.
E)   Gideon's Trumpet.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

In general, Catholics supported the temperance movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Shakers believed God had a dual personality, both male and female.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1817, free blacks assembled in Philadelphia for the first national black convention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following are true of Margaret Fuller EXCEPT:

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A)   she was the first feminist leader educated at a major college.
B)   her father was a member of Congress.
C)   she was the first female literary editor of the New York Tribune.
D)   she was a leading transcendentalist.
E)   she believed marrying an American would mean subordinating herself to male dictation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Which book was to some extent modeled on the autobiography of fugitive slave Josiah Henson?

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A)   An Appeal to Reason
B)   Society in America
C)   Twelve Years a Slave
D)   Uncle Tom's Cabin
E)   Slavery As It IsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Institutions like jails, mental hospitals, and public schools were inspired by the conviction that those who passed through their doors could eventually be released to become productive, self-disciplined citizens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The antislavery poet John Greenleaf Whittier compared reformer Abby Kelley to:

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A)   Helen of Troy, who sowed the seeds of male destruction.
B)   an Amazon, a mighty female warrior of Greek mythology.
C)   Queen Elizabeth, who had ruled the British empire with such skill.
D)   Molly Pitcher, the patriotic heroine of the American Revolution.
E)   Joan of Arc, who led the armies of France into battle.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The frontispiece of the 1848 edition of David Walker's book depicts a black figure receiving "liberty" and "justice" from:

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A)   the Declaration of Independence.
B)   a slave master.
C)   the Constitution.
D)   the Underground Railroad.
E)   heaven.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

Like Indian removal, the colonization of former slaves rested on the premise that America:

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All of the following are true of Margaret Fuller EXCEPT:

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In general, Catholics supported the temperance movement.

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Institutions like jails, mental hospitals, and public schools were inspired by the conviction that those who passed through their doors could eventually be released to become productive, self-disciplined citizens.

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The Shakers believed God had a dual personality, both male and female.

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The North Carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was:

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Many abolitionists were fairly violent, and they attempted to aggressively convince the slaveholder of his sinful ways.

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The antislavery poet John Greenleaf Whittier compared reformer Abby Kelley to:

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The frontispiece of the 1848 edition of David Walker's book depicts a black figure receiving "liberty" and "justice" from:

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Which book was to some extent modeled on the autobiography of fugitive slave Josiah Henson?

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In 1817, free blacks assembled in Philadelphia for the first national black convention.

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The gag rule:

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A young minister converted by the evangelical preacher Charles G. Finney, __________ helped to create a mass constituency for abolitionism by training speakers and publishing pamphlets.

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The role of African-Americans in the abolitionist movement:

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William Lloyd Garrison published an abolitionist newspaper called:

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The __________ was established in hopes of making abolitionism a political movement.

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Mob attacks and attempts to limit abolitionists' freedom of speech convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans.

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The reform communities established in the years before the Civil War:

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According to the mid-nineteenth-century physicians and racial theorists Josiah Nott and George Gliddon:

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Burned-over districts were:

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