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Reform Movements Answers

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Why did leaders of the Second Great Awakening call their meetings “revivals”?

A
They wanted to repeat the First Great Awakening.
B
They wanted to bring people’s faith and morality back to life.
C
They wanted to make church services more like theater performances.
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According to Finney, why is excitement necessary in church?

A
to make sure people don’t fall asleep
B
to test people’s temptations to be sinful
C
to encourage people to fight against sin
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Identify each statement as true or false.The Second Great Awakening was known for its exciting revival meetings.African Americans were included equally in revival meetings.Women were never allowed to be preachers in any church.

A
true
B
false
C
true
D
false
E
true
F
false
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What organizations began the temperance movement?

A
employers
B
governments
C
churches
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Why did many women join the movement?

A
They wanted to encourage Americans to drink alcohol in any way they chose.
B
They believed that alcohol caused problems for families and jobs.
C
They wanted to force all Americans to completely stop drinking alcohol.
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What did Dorothea Dix do to help people with mental illnesses?

A
She documented abuses and advocated reform.
B
She documented abuses and raised money.
C
She documented abuses and gave people treatment.
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What was the most important reason why people were driven to try to establish perfect communities after the Second Great Awakening?

A
People wanted to continue their current society, without changing it.
B
People wanted to find better ways to live their lives.
C
People wanted to leave society behind and be alone.
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What was the goal of the abolitionist movement?

A
to end the practice of slavery
B
to end the practice of imprisonment
C
to end the practice of physical punishment
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What did Horace Mann mean by “forces of civilization”?

A
forces that could make people better citizens
B
forces that could make people better leaders
C
forces that could make people more wealthy
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Mann was arguing for the improvement of .

A
education
B
prison conditions
C
working conditions
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Use the chart to answer the question.How is American English different from British English?

A
American English uses new words with old spellings.
B
American English uses different words with the same spellings.
C
American English uses the same words, some with different spellings.

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