Topic 7: Society and Culture Before the Civil War (1820-1860) Lessons 4-6

Question 1

Where does the Banjo originate from?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 2

What principle was key to the founding vision of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Liberty and equality

Question 3

Who primarily used the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

A network of people who helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom

Question 4

What was a common concern among northern laborers regarding the abolition of slavery?

Accepted Answer

They feared that freed African Americans would take their jobs

Question 5

What was a major impact of the Second Great Awakening on American society?

Accepted Answer

Reform

Question 6

What was a key component of the economy in the southern states before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 7

Why did women lead the temperance movement?

Accepted Answer

N/A, N/A

Question 8

What was a key economic activity in the South that the North depended on?

Accepted Answer

Cotton produced by enslaved labor

Question 9

Which principle was central to the philosophy of transcendentalism?

Accepted Answer

The importance of the individual

Question 10

What did Horace Mann push for in education?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the school year, Increasing teacher pay, Separating students by grade

Question 11

What was the point of abolitionists?

Accepted Answer

To end slavery

Question 12

What was a major goal of the women's rights movement?

Accepted Answer

Equality for women at work, school, and church

Question 13

What was the purpose of the colony of Liberia during its establishment?

Accepted Answer

To return freed African Americans to Africa

Question 14

Who was primarily associated with the Hudson River School?

Accepted Answer

A group of artists who painted scenes of nature

Question 15

Who was an African American novelist?

Accepted Answer

William Wells Brown

Question 16

Who authored the Declaration of Sentiments, a key document in the women's rights movement?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Question 17

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?

Accepted Answer

A convention to advocate for women's rights

Question 18

What is another name for peacefully disobeying unjust laws?

Accepted Answer

Civil disobedience

Question 19

What two major historical figures did Henry David Thoreau influence with his book?

Accepted Answer

Gandhi, MLK Jr.

Question 20

What was Harriet Tubman best known for?

Accepted Answer

An escaped slave who helped others escape through the Underground Railroad

Question 21

Henry David Thoreau wrote which book?

Accepted Answer

Walden

Question 22

What was a key goal of the temperance movement?

Accepted Answer

To campaign against alcohol abuse

Questions 22