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Chapter 13: Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860

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Chapter 13: Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860

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13-1 §13.1 source ↗

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Second Great Awakening?
  1. a.
    greater emphasis on nature
  2. b.
    greater emphasis on religious education of children
  3. c.
    greater church attendance
  4. d.
    belief in the possibility of a better world

Answer

A. greater emphasis on nature

13-3 §13.1 source ↗

What do the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism have in common?

Answer

They both emphasize the power of the individual over that of the majority. Evangelists of the Second Great Awakening preached the power of personal spirituality, whereas transcendentalists were more concerned with the individual soul.

13-5 §13.2 source ↗

Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?
  1. a.
    the Oneida Community
  2. b.
    the Ephrata Cloister
  3. c.
    Brook Farm
  4. d.
    Fourierism

Answer

C. Brook Farm

13-7 §13.3 source ↗

The first temperance laws were enacted by ________.
  1. a.
    state governments
  2. b.
    local governments
  3. c.
    the federal government
  4. d.
    temperance organizations

Answer

B. local governments

13-9 §13.3 source ↗

Whom did temperance reformers target?

Answer

At first, temperance reformers, who were predominantly led by Presbyterian ministers, targeted the middle and upper classes. When the movement veered toward teetotalism instead of temperance, the movement lost momentum. However, it was reborn with a focus on the working class in the 1840s.

13-11 §13.4 source ↗

Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?
  1. a.
    moral suasion
  2. b.
    immediatism
  3. c.
    political involvement
  4. d.
    pamphleteering

Answer

C. political involvement

13-13 §13.5 source ↗

Which female reformer focused on women’s roles as the educators of children?
  1. a.
    Lydia Maria Child
  2. b.
    Sarah Grimké
  3. c.
    Catherine Beecher
  4. d.
    Susan B. Anthony

Answer

C. Catherine Beecher

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