Quiz Me! - Era: Reform Movements Test your knowledge about the Reform Movements era. 1 / 10 What condition were temperance reformers trying to prevent? Cruel conditions for people with mental illness in prisons Children working rather than attending school Broken families and unproductive workers Violence among manufacturers of alcoholic beverages 2 / 10 Frederick Douglass’s most important work was an autobiography which opened the public’s eyes to the horrors of slavery “Civil Disobedience”, which encourages citizens to disobey unjust laws “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” modeled after the “Declaration of Independence” Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a bestselling novel about the abuse suffered by enslaved people 3 / 10 This reformer believed in simplicity and economy and his actions influenced later reformers, including Martin Luther King, Jr. This reformer was - Daniel Webster John James Audubon Henry David Thoreau Frederick Douglass 4 / 10 Why were the reforms of Dorothea Dix so important? As an educator, she fought for quality public schools for all children. As a temperance reformer, she and Frances Willard worked together. She joined her efforts with the abolitionists to end slavery. She focused her efforts on improving conditions in hospitals and prisons. 5 / 10 How did the technological innovations of the 19th century affect the economic development in the United States? They led to easier and cheaper production and transportation of goods They led to increased immigration to provide the necessary factory workers. They led to higher tariffs on imported goods to protect new American industries. They led to a trade war between Great Britain and the United States. 6 / 10 This reformer was born a slave but later in life published the anti-slavery newspaper, “The North Star”. Who is this reformer? Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Harriet Beecher Stowe 7 / 10 Which artists documented the natural beauty of America with vast painted landscapes? Walt Whitman and Harriet Beecher Stowe Thomas Cole and Asher Durand Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson John James Audubon and Frederick Douglass 8 / 10 Which sentence best completes the outline above? Transcendentalists encouraged people to gain material wealth. Transcendentalist philosophies about rugged individualism and seeking truth. Topics found in Henry David Thoreau’s famous essays Topics promoted in speeches by educators and temperance reformers 9 / 10 Henry David Thoreau is best known for his belief in Transcendentalism and refusing to pay taxes to demonstrate his opposition to the United States war with Mexico. He shared his beliefs in - an essay called Self Reliance an article in the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator an article in the abolitionist newspaper The North Star an essay called Civil Disobedience 10 / 10 Which type of reformers used the strategies listed above? Abolition Education Temperance Labor Your score is Restart quiz
