Which of the following best summarizes the information shown in the graphic organizer?
The Reform Movement
Political Origins:
* The ideals of liberty and equality in the Declaration of Independence inspire people to try to improve society
* During the Jacksonian era, more people can vote than ever before
* Critics say slavery and other injustices violate democratic ideals
Religious Influences:
* Second Great Awakening stresses free will rather than predestination
* Revivals encourage people to reform their lives
* Finney teaches that individual salvation is the first step to the reform of a society
A. The Reform Movement drew on ideals of individualism, equality, and salvation
B. in the 1800s, religion had more influence over Americans than the country's established political ideals
C. The Jacksonian era is praised for expanding suffrage but criticize for violating civil rights
D. The reform Movement during the 1800s was due to the desire of Americans to exercise their free will.
A. The Reform Movement drew on ideals of individualism, equality, and salvation
The Underground Railroad used escape routes that went throughout the South. Based on that fact, which of the following conclusions could be made?
A. The Southern states were leaning toward emancipation of the slaves
B. Slaves were hopeful to acquire jobs in Northern industries
C. There were Sympathetic individuals throughout the South who helped
D. The slaves headed west in the hopes of acquiring cheap land jobs
C. There were Sympathetic individuals throughout the South who helped
What did the Second Great Awakening and the abolition movement have in common?
A. Both relied on new technologies
B. Both relied on religious belief
C. Both relied on cash crops
D. Both relied on new Immigrants
B. Both relied on religious belief
Who was the publisher of The Liberator?
A. Frederick Douglass
B. Sarah Grimke
C. William Lloyd Garrison
D. Sojourner Truth
C. William Lloyd Garrison
Which of the following was the most likely cause of the trend shown on the graph?
Millions of Manufacturing Workers:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Manufacturing workers in the United States, 1850, 1870 & 1900
1850: 1
1870: 2
1900: 5
A. the increase in the number of immigrants to the United States
B. the growth of industrialization and the development of factories
C. the expansion of plantations and the spread of slavery
D. the escalation of nativism in the Northeast
B. the growth of industrialization and the development of factories
In the election of 1856, Millard Fillmore was the Know-Nothing candidate and received 21 percent of the popular vote. What conclusion could be drawn from this fact?
A. A significant number of people opposed slavery
B. A significant number of people were in favor of temperance
C. A significant number of people in favor of women's rights
D. A significant number of people were hostile toward immigrants