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History Chapter 9 Religion and Reform Test
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10th Grade
05/19/2012

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why were utopian communities established
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to create places that were free from the ill effects of urban growth
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the american colonization society favored returning enslaved african americans to africa because of a belief that
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american society would never allow african americans equal treatment
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what was the main goal of public education reformers
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to train the young to be informed, responsible citizens
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at the seneca falls convention, elizabeth cady stanton presented a
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statement of demands called a declaration of sentiments
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the earliest known protest against slavery came from
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a religious group
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supporters of the abolitionist movement were divided over
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whether slavery could be ended in the united states by the constitution
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the american colonization society was formed to promote
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migration of free blacks to liberia
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what reform movement caused the greatest tension between north and south
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abolitionism
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what group was most active in the reform movements of the 1830s and 1840s
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northern women
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what happened to most utopian communities in the early 1800s
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they fell victim to laziness, selfishness, and infighting
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in the 1830s and 1840s, most southern whites
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saw no need to reform their society
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the women's movement compared the status of women with that of
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enslaved african americans
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most immigrants to the united states from 1820 to 1860 came from
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northern europe
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the aim of the temperance movement was to
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eliminate all consumption of alcohol
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abolitionists all agreed about
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the need to end slavery
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radical abolitionists demanded immediate
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emancipation of slaves
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by working in reform movements, many women
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gained experience in seeking social and political change
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what message did protestant revivalists preach in the early 1800s
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people are capable of shaping their own destinies
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describe the ideology of transcendentalists
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humans should be self-reliant and act on their beliefs
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what did prison reformers hope to achieve
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more humane conditions in prisons
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one main source of division in the abolitionist movement was
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the right of women to speak at meetings
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robert owen
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scottish social reformer who founded the utopian community of new harmony, indiana
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dorothea dix
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boston teacher who promoted legislation to improve conditions in prisons and poorhouses
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ralph waldo emerson
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transcendentalist writer that launched the movement
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harriet tubman
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former slave who became a leader of the underground railroad
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elizabeth cady stanton
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with lucretia mott organized the first convention discuss the question of womens' rights
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charles finney
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a popular revivalists of the second great awakening
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william lloyd garrison
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radical abolitionist who published the Liberator
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frederick douglas
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african american abolitionist and publisher of the north star
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catherine beecher
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stressed the importance of woment to the welfare of the united states by working within the home
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horace mann
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wanted free public schools and a planned curriculum taught by trained teachers
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what was harriet tubmans incentive to run the underground railroad
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she wanted to free other slaves and her friends and family
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how was harriet tubman able to keep the underground railroad hidden
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she was able to stay calm, motivate others, and God also provided a lot of help
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