Question 1

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.

Accepted Answer

"A Treatise on Domestic Economy" by Catharine Beecher advocated for the professionalization of housework, emphasizing the importance of women's roles in managing the household and educating children, rather than promoting an equal share of domestic work between men and women.

Question 2

Mormon leader Joseph Smith was an advocate of "monogamous marriage."

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False

Question 3

The large wave of religious revivals around the turn the of the 19th century is known as

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The large wave of religious revivals around the turn of the 19th century is known as the Second Great Awakening.

Question 4

The women's rights movement secured the vote for women in several states before 1860.

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Question 5

Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist.

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Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist who fought for the end of slavery in the United States. He was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and used his own experience as a former slave to advocate for the abolition of slavery and equal rights for African Americans.

Question 6

A major change in attitudes toward prisons during the 1830s was the idea that prisoners could not be rehabilitated.

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The major change in attitudes toward prisons during the 1830s was actually the idea that prisoners could be rehabilitated through education and moral instruction. This led to the development of the penitentiary system, which aimed to reform and rehabilitate prisoners rather than just punish them.

Question 7

Christian activists assumed that the United States had a mandate from ______ to provide a representative government.

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Christian activists believed that the United States had a mandate from God to ensure that there was a representative government. They often referred to their beliefs as being rooted in Biblical principles, particularly the idea that all people are created equal and that government should be based on the consent of the governed.

Question 8

Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of republican virtue.

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This assumption was known as American exceptionalism and was widely held by American Christians during various periods of American history.

Question 9

According to your textbook,Jefferson's Declaration of Independence influenced all of the following except

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Question 10

The American Colonization Society established the African nation of Liberia as a new home for free American blacks.

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This statement is true. The American Colonization Society was founded in 1816 with the goal of establishing a colony in Africa where free American blacks could start a new life. Liberia was founded in 1822 and became an independent nation in 1847.

Question 11

The word teetotaler originated with a temperance society's use of the letter T to signify total abstinence.

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This is the origin of the word teetotaler.

Question 12

The successful example of antebellum utopian communities converted many Americans to socialism.

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The successful example of antebellum utopian communities did not convert many Americans to socialism. While these communities did exemplify communal living and shared ownership of property, they were not based on socialist principles of collective ownership of the means of production. Additionally, socialism did not become a significant political movement in the United States until the 20th century.

Question 13

Horace Mann was a notable promoter of public schools.

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Horace Mann is known as the "Father of the Common School Movement" and played a significant role in promoting the idea of publicly funded, universal education in the United States.

Question 14

Margaret Fuller edited The Dial,a transcendentalist journal.

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Margaret Fuller was indeed the editor of The Dial, a transcendentalist journal.

Question 15

William Lloyd Garrison published a militant anti-slavery newspaper called the Liberator.

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This statement is true. William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent abolitionist who published the Liberator newspaper, which advocated for the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States. The newspaper was known for its militant and uncompromising stance against slavery.

Question 16

When considering the different denominations of Christians in the Jeffersonian Age,which of the following believed Jesus to be a saintly but not divine man?

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The belief that Jesus was a saintly but not divine man is a defining characteristic of Unitarianism, which emerged as a separate denomination during the Jeffersonian Age. Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans all affirm Jesus as the Son of God and believe in his divinity.

Question 17

The "cult of domesticity" banned women from joining any professions.

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The "cult of domesticity" did promote the idea that a woman's place was in the home, but it did not outright ban women from joining professions. However, women faced significant barriers and discrimination if they sought to pursue careers outside the home.

Question 18

After the Revolution,most Americans viewed religious salvation as a

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Question 19

The intellectual defenses of slavery in the South admitted that the institution offered no benefits to blacks.

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The intellectual defenses of slavery in the South often claimed that slavery was beneficial for black people, arguing that it provided them with food, shelter, and Christian upbringing, and that they were better off under the control and guidance of paternalistic white masters. These arguments, however, have been widely debunked as self-serving and dehumanizing justifications for a system of exploitation and oppression.

Question 20

When considering the faith of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson,the definition of _______ suits their personal beliefs.

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Both Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were known to be Deists, meaning they believed in a higher power or God who created the universe but did not interfere with its laws or the lives of individuals. They rejected many traditional Christian beliefs and emphasized reason and morality as the path to enlightenment.

Quiz 12: Religion, romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860