Quiz Me! - Events: Reform Movements Test your knowledge about events in the Reform Movements era. 1 / 10 How did inventions like steamboats, railroads and canals contribute to economic growth in the United States? They decreased transportation costs and made communication faster. They reduced the need for raw materials. They created opportunities for young women to work in factories. They created hazardous urban environments. 2 / 10 Why were the reforms of Dorothea Dix so important? 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. As an educator, she fought for quality public schools for all children. 3 / 10 How did the Industrial Revolution affect 19th-century America? It decreased the need for enslaved people as a source for labor. It caused a decline in the economic growth of the United States. It changed how goods were produced in the United States. It caused the production of goods in homes to become more common. 4 / 10 What effect did the individuals and their accomplishments listed above have on the United States? They reminded Americans about the importance of relying on nature. They documented the natural beauty of America. They contributed to the cultural identity of the United States. They turned Americans’ attention away from America’s problems. 5 / 10 The Declaration of Sentiments issued at the Seneca Fall Convention was modeled after which of the following U.S. documents? The Declaration of Independence The Preamble to the United States Constitution The Bill of Rights The Articles of Confederation 6 / 10 Which reform movement would address issues like those in the excerpt above? Education Temperance Labor Abolition 7 / 10 Which sentence best completes the outline above? Topics found in Henry David Thoreau’s famous essays Transcendentalists encouraged people to gain material wealth. Transcendentalist philosophies about rugged individualism and seeking truth. Topics promoted in speeches by educators and temperance reformers 8 / 10 What conditions prompted the need for Horace Mann’s reforms? Alcohol abuse led to domestic violence against women and children. Most children did not attend school and teachers were poorly trained. Laborers worked long hours in unsafe conditions in mines and factories. Prisoners suffered from overcrowding, unfair imprisonment and cruel punishments. 9 / 10 How did the technological innovations of the 19th century affect the economic development in the United States? They led to higher tariffs on imported goods to protect new American industries. They led to increased immigration to provide the necessary factory workers. They led to easier and cheaper production and transportation of goods They led to a trade war between Great Britain and the United States. 10 / 10 What condition were temperance reformers trying to prevent? Broken families and unproductive workers Cruel conditions for people with mental illness in prisons Children working rather than attending school Violence among manufacturers of alcoholic beverages Your score is Restart quiz
