Quiz Me! - Events Test your knowledge about events in all eras. 1 / 10 What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention? Artists and authors inspired the nation with Transcendentalism. Horace Mann pushed for education reforms and demanded better schools. Women’s rights reformers issued the Declaration of Sentiments. Temperance reformers began their campaign to ban alcohol. 2 / 10 Which reform movement would address issues like those in the excerpt above? Temperance Education Labor Abolition 3 / 10 How did the First Great Awakening influence the American Revolution? Religious leaders became more involved in politics. Women became more interested in working outside the home. The movement unified the colonies and established important lines of communication. The movement inspired reforms in education, public health, and women’s suffrage. 4 / 10 How did inventions like steamboats, railroads and canals contribute to economic growth in the United States? They created opportunities for young women to work in factories. They reduced the need for raw materials. They decreased transportation costs and made communication faster. They created hazardous urban environments. 5 / 10 Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord described by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard round the world”? The battles eventually led to independence for the colonies. More colonists joined the Continental Army because of the American victories. They were the first battles the Colonial Army won in the American Revolution. After the American victories at both sites, the French agreed to send aid. 6 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Battle of Antietam Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Gettysburg 7 / 10 How was Shays’ Rebellion similar to the colonists' rebellion against Britain? The government was unable to keep the peace. The Americans refused to pay the tax on whiskey. Soldiers were being quartered in private homes. Citizens rebelled over unfair taxation. 8 / 10 Which issue would a member of the Democratic-Republican political party support? Tariffs to support the new industries in the Northeast Strong trade agreements with the British The National Bank Strict interpretation of the Constitution 9 / 10 Why was acquiring the territory at the end of the Oregon Trail important to the United States? The U.S. refused to go to war to acquire the territory. It was a significant part of fulfilling Manifest Destiny. The U.S. did not want Russia to claim the territory. Many Americans wanted to settle in the territory. 10 / 10 What was the name of the first congress colonists attended to discuss new taxes imposed by Parliament? Albany Congress Stamp Act Congress First Continental Congress Congress of the Committees of Correspondence Your score is Restart quiz
