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Social Changes in the Jackson Era Answers

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What was the biggest obstacle to women gaining more rights in the 1800s?

A
Women could not own property.
B
Only unmarried women had rights.
C
Women did not have the right to vote.
D
Only a few women went to college.
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In the 1800s, Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in

A
prisons and hospitals.
B
mills and factories.
C
utopian communities.
D
public schools.
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The formation of some utopian communities in the 1800s was an example of

A
an interest in creating an ideal or perfect society.
B
a desire to improve people’s economic and social class.
C
an opposition to the practices of slavery and discrimination.
D
a growing interest in the education of young people.
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The Declaration of Sentiments focused specifically on the rights of women who were

A
citizens and should have had equal rights.
B
married and should have had equality with their husbands.
C
unmarried and needed to support themselves.
D
unmarried and should have been required to go to school.
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Which of the following demands were included in the Declaration of Sentiments?

A
Women must be allowed to express their feelings.
B
Women must be granted equality in the workforce.
C
Women must become American citizens.
D
Women must be granted special privileges.
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Which of the following statements best explains why the Declaration of Sentiments was used as a foundation for the women’s rights movement?

A
The Declaration of Sentiments called for women to have voting rights as full US citizens.
B
The Declaration of Sentiments demanded that women attain equality in politics and government.
C
The Declaration of Sentiments declared that women should be more assertive in family life.
D
The Declaration of Sentiments requested that unmarried women be granted property rights.
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How did the Declaration of Sentiments help the women’s movement?

A
Its list of demands included the right for women to have the vote.
B
Its list of demands included the right for women to become teachers.
C
Its list of demands included safe conditions for women workers.
D
Its list of demands included the right for women to organize protests.
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During the Second Great Awakening, how did revival meetings differ from traditional church services in America?

A
Revival meetings were loud and exciting, while church services tended to be formal and quiet.
B
Revival meetings were led by Protestants, while church services were led by Catholics.
C
Revival meetings only took place outdoors, while church services only took place indoors.
D
Revival meetings were led by preachers, while church services were led by church members.
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Property rights laws in the 1800s declared that

A
women who worked had to give their pay to their husbands.
B
women who were single could not work in factories.
C
women who were married could own property.
D
women who were married could not earn wages.
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Which statement best describes the idea of true womanhood that dictated the role of women in the 1800s?

A
Married women obeyed their husbands and stayed at home to raise their children.
B
Single women worked in factories by day and went to college in the evening.
C
Married women volunteered and worked to promote social reform.
D
Single women became teachers so they could contribute to the family income when they got married.
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Which statement best describes women’s legal rights in the early 1800s in the United States?

A
Women had few legal rights and were barred from the court system.
B
Women often studied the law to protect the few legal rights they possessed.
C
Women’s legal rights were restricted to serving on juries in local courts.
D
Women’s legal cases could only be heard in courts led by female judges.
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In the 1800s, unmarried women in America had

A
more rights than married women.
B
fewer rights than married women.
C
no rights, and neither did married women.
D
the same rights as married women.
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Where and when did the Second Great Awakening begin?

A
in New England in the early 1700s
B
in New York in the 1790s
C
in Massachusetts in 1844
D
in the North in 1833
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The roots of the Second Great Awakening were in

A
Catholicism.
B
Protestantism.
C
reformism.
D
utopianism.
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Who started the common school movement?

A
Dorothea Dix
B
Richard Allen
C
Horace Mann
D
Juliann Jane Tillman

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