CH 11 APUSH Pfadt – Flashcards

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Which political party was most supportive of government involvement in the market developments of the period from 1820 to 1840?
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Whig
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Who was most interested in creating a public school system?
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Horace Mann
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Many Catholic parents refused to send their children to public school because
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students were forced to recite Protestant prayers and read the Protestant Bible
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The leading advocate of humane treatment of the insane was
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Dorothea Dix
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Which of the following was not true of the Auburn System of prisons?
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Prisoners were forbidden to speak to one another at any time
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One of the leading crusaders against the use of alcohol was
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Lyman Beecher
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The annual consumption of alcohol, which had reached an all-time high during the 1820's
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dropped by more than one-half during the 1830's
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The abolitionists of the 1830's
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were an active and influential minority within the reform movements of the era
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By the 1830's, slavery in the northern states was
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virtually extinct, only a handful remained
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Which is true of the democratic party of the 1840's regarding the issue of race?
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Many democrats considered blacks unfit to be citizens
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The major antislavery society before the 1830's was the
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American Colonization Society
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Few people agreed with the American Colonization Society's attempt to transport blacks to Aftica because
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few free blacks were interested in moving to Africa
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The leader of the slave uprising in Haiti that led to the nation's independence in 1804 was
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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The most prominent abolitionist in antebellum United States was
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Support for abolitionists came from which of the following regions?
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Northeastern Cities
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The primary goal of the American Anti-Slavery Society was
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the immediate emancipation of the slaves
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Most women became advocates of women's rights through
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abolitionism
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Which of the following was not a demand of women's rights reformers in the 1840's?
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More restrictive divorce laws
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The first Women's Rights Convention (1848) was held in
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Seneca Falls
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The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled most closely on the
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Declaration of Independence
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Members of the Democratic Party were not suspicious of
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inequality for African Americans
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Which of the following political parties was most suspicious of federal attempts to promote internal improvements (canals and turnpikes)?
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Democratic
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The group most likely to be denied political power in the Northeast was the
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African Americans
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The Whig party supported all of the following except
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public suspicion and mistrust of the influence of privileged economic groups on federal policies
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The Democratic Party was supported by
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All of the Above
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During the 1820's through the 1840's, the Democrats
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favored limitations on government power
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In the U.S. banking system of the 1830's and 1840's,
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state-chartered and state-owned banks controlled the amount of money in it's circulation
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On the issue of internal improvements, the Democrats
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opposed funding projects that would raise taxes and increase state debts
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The "common" schools of the 1820's and 1830's
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were tax-supported public schools that promoted citizenship and moral standards
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Many nineteenth-century northern social reformers believed that criminals, the mental ill, and poor people
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had been mistreated as children and could be rehabilitated as adults
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The temperance crusade of the mid-nineteenth century
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was primarily a middle-class movement that was strongest in the Northeast
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The Washington Temperance Society was different from other reform groups in that it
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All of the above
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After 1820, free black workers in the North
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were displaced by Irish immigrants who worked for low wages and used violence to intimidate competitors
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Which of the following is not true about the Washington Temperance Society
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It called for resting male authority within the family
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In the nineteenth century supposedly "scientific" theories on racial differences indicated that
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whites and blacks were actually two separate species
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The Advocate of Moral Reform was the newsletter of the
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Female Moral Reform Society
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Sylvester Graham
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was a temperance lecturer who warned that dietary and sexual indulgence was unhealthy
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The New York Magdalen Society
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set up missions to save and reform prostitutes
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In general, the wealthiest men in cities were
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Whigs
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The most overwhelmingly Democratic group in the country were
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immigrant Irish Catholics
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Which of the following had a wholly state-owned bank
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Georgia
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The New York Magdalen Society sought to eliminate
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prostitution
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Those who were atheists or who were least concerned about religion tended to e
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Democrats
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In the South wealthy planters tended to vote for the _________ Part
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Democratic
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Democrats feared that government would
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concentrate power and wealth in the hands of a few
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"hard money" Democrats
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opposed paper money
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The Whig Party believed that government
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was an agency of moral reform
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Whigs differed from Democrats in their approach to public schools in that whigs believed
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Schools should be centralized and controlled by state boards of education
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Most southern voters
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opposed social improvement legislation
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Beer was introduced into America by
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The Germans
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question
Which political party was most supportive of government involvement in the market developments of the period from 1820 to 1840?
answer
Whig
question
Who was most interested in creating a public school system?
answer
Horace Mann
question
Many Catholic parents refused to send their children to public school because
answer
students were forced to recite Protestant prayers and read the Protestant Bible
question
The leading advocate of humane treatment of the insane was
answer
Dorothea Dix
question
Which of the following was not true of the Auburn System of prisons?
answer
Prisoners were forbidden to speak to one another at any time
question
One of the leading crusaders against the use of alcohol was
answer
Lyman Beecher
question
The annual consumption of alcohol, which had reached an all-time high during the 1820's
answer
dropped by more than one-half during the 1830's
question
The abolitionists of the 1830's
answer
were an active and influential minority within the reform movements of the era
question
By the 1830's, slavery in the northern states was
answer
virtually extinct, only a handful remained
question
Which is true of the democratic party of the 1840's regarding the issue of race?
answer
Many democrats considered blacks unfit to be citizens
question
The major antislavery society before the 1830's was the
answer
American Colonization Society
question
Few people agreed with the American Colonization Society's attempt to transport blacks to Aftica because
answer
few free blacks were interested in moving to Africa
question
The leader of the slave uprising in Haiti that led to the nation's independence in 1804 was
answer
Toussaint L'Ouverture
question
The most prominent abolitionist in antebellum United States was
answer
William Lloyd Garrison
question
Support for abolitionists came from which of the following regions?
answer
Northeastern Cities
question
The primary goal of the American Anti-Slavery Society was
answer
the immediate emancipation of the slaves
question
Most women became advocates of women's rights through
answer
abolitionism
question
Which of the following was not a demand of women's rights reformers in the 1840's?
answer
More restrictive divorce laws
question
The first Women's Rights Convention (1848) was held in
answer
Seneca Falls
question
The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled most closely on the
answer
Declaration of Independence
question
Members of the Democratic Party were not suspicious of
answer
inequality for African Americans
question
Which of the following political parties was most suspicious of federal attempts to promote internal improvements (canals and turnpikes)?
answer
Democratic
question
The group most likely to be denied political power in the Northeast was the
answer
African Americans
question
The Whig party supported all of the following except
answer
public suspicion and mistrust of the influence of privileged economic groups on federal policies
question
The Democratic Party was supported by
answer
All of the Above
question
During the 1820's through the 1840's, the Democrats
answer
favored limitations on government power
question
In the U.S. banking system of the 1830's and 1840's,
answer
state-chartered and state-owned banks controlled the amount of money in it's circulation
question
On the issue of internal improvements, the Democrats
answer
opposed funding projects that would raise taxes and increase state debts
question
The "common" schools of the 1820's and 1830's
answer
were tax-supported public schools that promoted citizenship and moral standards
question
Many nineteenth-century northern social reformers believed that criminals, the mental ill, and poor people
answer
had been mistreated as children and could be rehabilitated as adults
question
The temperance crusade of the mid-nineteenth century
answer
was primarily a middle-class movement that was strongest in the Northeast
question
The Washington Temperance Society was different from other reform groups in that it
answer
All of the above
question
After 1820, free black workers in the North
answer
were displaced by Irish immigrants who worked for low wages and used violence to intimidate competitors
question
Which of the following is not true about the Washington Temperance Society
answer
It called for resting male authority within the family
question
In the nineteenth century supposedly "scientific" theories on racial differences indicated that
answer
whites and blacks were actually two separate species
question
The Advocate of Moral Reform was the newsletter of the
answer
Female Moral Reform Society
question
Sylvester Graham
answer
was a temperance lecturer who warned that dietary and sexual indulgence was unhealthy
question
The New York Magdalen Society
answer
set up missions to save and reform prostitutes
question
In general, the wealthiest men in cities were
answer
Whigs
question
The most overwhelmingly Democratic group in the country were
answer
immigrant Irish Catholics
question
Which of the following had a wholly state-owned bank
answer
Georgia
question
The New York Magdalen Society sought to eliminate
answer
prostitution
question
Those who were atheists or who were least concerned about religion tended to e
answer
Democrats
question
In the South wealthy planters tended to vote for the _________ Part
answer
Democratic
question
Democrats feared that government would
answer
concentrate power and wealth in the hands of a few
question
"hard money" Democrats
answer
opposed paper money
question
The Whig Party believed that government
answer
was an agency of moral reform
question
Whigs differed from Democrats in their approach to public schools in that whigs believed
answer
Schools should be centralized and controlled by state boards of education
question
Most southern voters
answer
opposed social improvement legislation
question
Beer was introduced into America by
answer
The Germans
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