Question 10
Which social reforms were most directly related to the Second Great Awakening?
Freedom of religion and freedom of the press
The abolition of slavery and the right of women to vote
Social acceptance of Native Americans and African Americans
The environmentalist movement and the founding of national parks
Question 11
Use this passage to answer the following question:
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Excerpt from Chapter II. The New Master And Mistress
Harriet Jacobs
On one of these sale days, I saw a mother lead seven children to the auction-block. She knew that some of them would be taken from her; but they took all. The children were sold to a slave-trader, and their mother was brought by a man in her own town. Before night her children were all far away. She begged the trader to tell her where he intended to take them; this he refused to do. How could he, when he knew he would sell them, one by one, wherever he could command the highest price? I met that mother in the street, and her wild, haggard face lives to-day in my mind. She wrung her hands in anguish, and exclaimed, "Gone! All gone! Why don't God kill me?" I had no words wherewith to comfort her. Instances of this kind are of daily, yea, of hourly occurrence.
Based on the passage, which part of slave life most likely made its way into songs and stories of the slave communities?
The cost of a human life
The evil nature of men towards each other
The search for children who had been sold
The quick passage of time in the life of a child
Question 12
The growing popularity of newspapers, magazines, and books in the United States during the 19th century contributed to which of these?
The emergence of a uniquely American literary style
The expansion of educational opportunities for women and minorities
The spread of Enlightenment ideas among ordinary Americans
The support of the federal government for American arts and literature
Question 13
What statement best defines the link between Transcendentalist ideas and the idea of utopian communities?
Transcendentalists disliked normal society and wished to live only among individuals who were like them.
The Transcendentalists valued self-interest and individual rights above all and wanted a society based on those values.
Sharing resources and labor for the benefit of the community were seen by many Transcendentalists as the key to a better society.
Many in the Transcendentalist movement rejected government and organized religion; utopias were a way to escape them.