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Chapter 13 | Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860
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4. Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy?
A. Shakers
B. Mormons
C. Owenites
D. Rappites
10. In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?
A. Great Britain’s colonization of North America
B. the relocation of African Americans to Africa
C. American colonization of the Caribbean D. American colonization of Africa
11. Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?
A. moral suasion
B. immediatism
C. political involvement
D. pamphleteering
12. Why did William Lloyd Garrison’s endorsement of the Grimké sisters divide the abolitionist movement?
A. They advocated equal rights for women.
B. They supported colonization.
C. They attended the Seneca Falls Convention.
D. They lectured to co-ed audiences.
13. Which female reformer focused on women’s roles as the educators of children?
A. Lydia Maria Child
B. Sarah Grimké
C. Catherine Beecher
D. Susan B. Anthony
14. How did the abolitionist movement impact the women’s movement?
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7. The first temperance laws were enacted by ________.
Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?
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A. the Oneida Community
B. the Ephrata Cloister
C. Brook Farm
D. Fourierism
How were the reform communities of the antebellum era treated by the general population?
A. state governments
B. local governments
C. the federal government
D. temperance organizations
Sylvester Graham’s reformers targeted ________.
A. the human body
B. nutrition
C. sexuality
D. all of the above
Whom did temperance reformers target?
Critical Thinking Questions
15. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflect and react to the changes in antebellum American thought and culture?
16. What did the antebellum communal projects have in common? How did the ones most influenced by religion differ from those that had other influences?
17. In what ways do temperance, health reforms, and phrenology offer reflections on the changes in the United States before the Civil War? What needs did these reforms fill in the lives of antebellum Americans?
18. Of the various approaches to the problem of slavery, which one do you find to be the most effective and why?
19. In what ways were antebellum feminists radical? In what ways were they traditional?