Title: Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: In the nineteenth century, which Protestant denomination grew in numbers in the United States due to increased immigration from Europe?
- Episcopalism
- Lutheranism
- Methodism
A: Lutheranism

Q: Immigration from Europe led to a growth in which Protestant denomination in the United States?
- Episcopalism
- Lutheranism
- Methodism
A: Lutheranism

Q: What Protestant denomination grew in the United States as a result of increased immigration from Germany?
- Episcopalism
- Lutheranism
- Methodism
A: Lutheranism

Q: How did Charles G. Finney’s brand of Christian revivalism differ from those of previous Evangelical leaders?
- He advocated withdrawal from society in favor of communalism.
- He believed Christianity needed to be purged of its worldly nature.
- He stressed the control that humans have over their own destinies.
A: He stressed the control that humans have over their own destinies.

Q: Charles G. Finney’s Christian revivalism differed from that of earlier Evangelical leaders in what respect?
- He advocated withdrawal from society in favor of communalism.
- He believed Christianity needed to be purged of its worldly nature.
- He stressed the control that humans have over their own destinies.
A: He stressed the control that humans have over their own destinies.

Q: Which new church grew quickly in spite of being met with hostility after it was founded in the 1830s?
- Mormonism
- Pentecostalism
- Unitarianism
A: Mormonism

Q: Which American philosophical movement influenced many early reform efforts in New England?
- Existentialism
- Rationalism
- Transcendentalism
A: Transcendentalism

Q: New England’s reform movements were heavily influenced by which American philosophical movement?
- Existentialism
- Rationalism
- Transcendentalism
A: Transcendentalism

Q: The utopian community begun by Robert Owen in 1825 was founded around which principle?
- cooperative labor
- secular humanism
- mental independence
A: cooperative labor

Q: Which American reformer founded a utopian community based on the principle of cooperative labor?
- Horace Mann
- Robert Owen
- Joseph Smith
A: Robert Owen

Q: Upon which principle did Robert Owen establish his utopian community in 1825?
- cooperative labor
- secular humanism
- mental independence
A: cooperative labor

Q: With which movement did the perfectionist reform of the early nineteenth century Christian revivalists take its earliest form?
- abolitionism
- labor reform
- temperance
A: temperance

Q: The Christian revivalists’ efforts at perfectionist reform began with which movement?
- abolitionism
- labor reform
- temperance
A: temperance

Q: How did the abolitionist views of William Lloyd Garrison differ from those of earlier anti-slavery advocates?
- He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.
- He supported gradual rather than sudden emancipation.
- He believed that violent revolt should not always be discouraged.
A: He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.

Q: William Lloyd Garrison’s views were different from those of previous abolitionists in which respect?
- He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.
- He supported gradual rather than sudden emancipation.
- He believed that violent revolt should not always be discouraged.
A: He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.

Q: How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?
- by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery
- by encouraging slaves and free black workers to refuse to work
- by bringing lawsuits against slave-owners on constitutional grounds
A: by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery

Q: Abolitionists fought slavery through the political system by doing which of the following?
- forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery
- encouraging slaves and free black workers to refuse to work
- bringing lawsuits against slave-owners on constitutional grounds
A: forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery

Q: Why did female abolitionists often meet resistance within their own movement?
- Women had the same social status as slaves at the time.
- Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.
- It was feared that female members would slow the movement’s progression.
A: Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.

Q: Female abolitionists faced resistance in the anti-slavery movement for what reason?
- Women had the same social status as slaves at the time.
- Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.
- It was feared that female members would slow the movement’s progression.
A: Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.