Quiz Me! - Era: Reform Movements Test your knowledge about the Reform Movements era. 1 / 10 What conditions prompted the need for Horace Mann’s reforms? Laborers worked long hours in unsafe conditions in mines and factories. Most children did not attend school and teachers were poorly trained. Prisoners suffered from overcrowding, unfair imprisonment and cruel punishments. Alcohol abuse led to domestic violence against women and children. 2 / 10 Which inventor and invention best completes the two question marks on the chart? Charles Goodyear and steam engine Samuel Morse and interchangeable parts Samuel Morse and factory system Samuel Colt and galvanized rubber 3 / 10 This reformer was born a slave but later in life published the anti-slavery newspaper, “The North Star”. Who is this reformer? William Lloyd Garrison Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Harriet Beecher Stowe 4 / 10 What goals did labor reformers hope to achieve? Health care for on the job injuries Protection for migrant agricultural workers Safer working conditions and higher wages Increase immigration to add to the labor force 5 / 10 This pioneer for equal rights for women is most well known for the fight for women’s suffrage, She helped organize the first women’s rights convention in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York. Harriet Beecher Stowe Angelina Grimke Elizabeth Cady Stanton Abigail Adams 6 / 10 How did inventions like steamboats, railroads and canals contribute to economic growth in the United States? They reduced the need for raw materials. They created hazardous urban environments. They decreased transportation costs and made communication faster. They created opportunities for young women to work in factories. 7 / 10 In addition to writing about the need for social reform and encouraging individuals to improve society what was another goal of the transcendentalist writers? Joining with others’ efforts to reform government Seeking to preserve the beauty in nature Striving to obtain material wealth to contribute when needed Improving suffrage opportunities for all races and genders 8 / 10 Which sentence best completes the outline above? Topics found in Henry David Thoreau’s famous essays Transcendentalists encouraged people to gain material wealth. Topics promoted in speeches by educators and temperance reformers Transcendentalist philosophies about rugged individualism and seeking truth. 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 Civil Disobedience an article in the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator an essay called Self Reliance an article in the abolitionist newspaper The North Star 10 / 10 Which of the following was a result of the Industrial and Transportation Revolutions in the United States? A reduction in the slave population in the Southern states A need for even more slave labor A growth of large farms in the western territories A growth in the number of cities Your score is Restart quiz
