American History I: Industrial Revolution and 1800s Social Reforms

Question 1

In response to rising rates of alcohol consumption, people responded with the _______ movement.

Accepted Answer

Temperance

Question 2

By 1850 every state had _________________ schools because of the education reform movement.

Accepted Answer

Publicly-funded

Question 3

In response to low church attendance, church officials initiated the...

Accepted Answer

Second Great Awakening

Question 4

The Seneca Falls Convention involved what famous figure?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Question 5

Prejudice against immigrants from native-born Americans was called what?

Accepted Answer

Nativism

Question 6

The Northern U.S. economy mostly involved...

Accepted Answer

Maufacturing

Question 7

Which of the following inventions had the LEAST SIGNIFICANT effect towards western farms?

Accepted Answer

Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

Question 8

What is the popular term for how slaves escaped from the South?

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 9

Samuel Slater is known as the...

Accepted Answer

Father of the American Factory System

Question 10

At its height, the South produced _____ % of the world's cotton.

Accepted Answer

75

Question 11

Abolitionists advocated against what injustice?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 12

The Transportation Revolution of the early 1800s U.S. involved all BUT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Automobiles

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