Matching - Select the best answer.

Question

(4 points)

Seneca Falls Convention called for women’s suffrage and equality
Believed education reform was essential for a successful society
Encouraged people to be more religious; inspired other reform movements
Refused to pay taxes in protest against slavery
Henry David Thoreau Horace Mann Second Great Awakening Women’s rights movement
Question 2
2

What is a defining characteristic of the reform era?

(1 point)
Responses

The U.S. acquired more land to improve the economy.
The U.S. acquired more land to improve the economy.

. Regions of the U.S. disagreed over slavery.
. Regions of the U.S. disagreed over slavery.

. The Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution.
. The Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution.

Efforts were made to improve conditions in society.
Efforts were made to improve conditions in society.
Question 3
3

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

We have only to look about us in this great city, to observe the traces of the deadly influence of imemperance. Everyehre, we face crime, disease and death, all restify the necessity of the prosecution of the cause, of steadfast and unwavering effort and prompt action to lead to complete success.

Charles Surleigh, address to the Whole World's Temperence Convention, 1853

The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to -

(1 point)
Responses

end the international slave trade
end the international slave trade

establish strict limits on immigration
establish strict limits on immigration

expose corruption in the federal government
expose corruption in the federal government

discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages
discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages
Question 4
4

Match these contributions with the leading reformer in U.S. history.

Select the correct answer in each row.

(4 points)
Reformer's Contribution William Lloyd Garrison Dorothea Dix Harriet Beecher Stowe Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Advocated for prison reform and better care for the disabled

Published The Liberator

Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls

Question 5
5

This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by -

(1 point)
Responses

writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin
writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star
publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

organizing the Underground Railroad
organizing the Underground Railroad

becoming the first African American senator

Answer 1

Here are the answers for each question:

Question 1: Matching

• Seneca Falls Convention called for women’s suffrage and equality - Women’s rights movement
• Believed education reform was essential for a successful society - Horace Mann
• Encouraged people to be more religious; inspired other reform movements - Second Great Awakening
• Refused to pay taxes in protest against slavery - Henry David Thoreau

Question 2: Defining Characteristic of the Reform Era

• Efforts were made to improve conditions in society.

Question 3: Excerpt Analysis

• The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to - discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages

Question 4: Match Contributions with Reformers

• Advocated for prison reform and better care for the disabled - Dorothea Dix
• Published The Liberator - William Lloyd Garrison
• Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Question 5: Leader Inspiring the Abolitionist Movement

• This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by - publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star