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- 1 What was the chief goal of most utopian communities established in the early nineteenth century?
- 2 Which statement about why most reformers in the 1830s and 1840s took on the type of work they did is false?
- 3 What was the goal of the abolitionist movement?
- 4 What does it reveal about utopian communities in the mid nineteenth century?
What was the chief goal of most utopian communities established in the early nineteenth century?
In the first part of the 19th century, more than 100,000 individuals formed utopian communities in an effort to create individual spiritual perfection within a harmonious society.
Which statement about why most reformers in the 1830s and 1840s took on the type of work they did is false?
Which statement about why most reformers in the 1830s and 1840s took on the type of work they did is false? Their religion required that they perform work for the disadvantaged.
Which of the following best describes the American public’s reaction to the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
Which of the following best describes the American public’s reaction to the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments? Most people, including women, did not embrace the Declaration’s proposals and were opposed to women’s rights.
Which right did early nineteenth century American woman have?
women’s right to vote
The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 provided a test for the argument that the granting of women’s right to vote would give them unfettered access to the institutions they had been denied from, as well as equality with men.
What was the goal of the abolitionist movement?
The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. They sent petitions to Congress, ran for political office and inundated people of the South with anti-slavery literature.
What does it reveal about utopian communities in the mid nineteenth century?
What does it reveal about utopian communities in the mid-nineteenth century? Shaker communities were spread throughout the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century. New York had many different utopian communities within its borders. Identify the statements that describe the temperance movement.
What was the goal of the early nineteenth century American Colonization Society?
The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States.
What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
The Declaration of Sentiments was the Seneca Falls Convention’s manifesto that described women’s grievances and demands. Written primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, it called on women to fight for their Constitutionally guaranteed right to equality as U.S. citizens.