Resistance Movements and Reform Efforts AP History quiz

📚 Quick Study Guide

🌍 Abolitionism: Movement to end slavery. Key figures include Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Abolitionists used moral suasion, political action, and sometimes even violence to achieve their goals. 🗣️ Women's Rights Movement: Focused on gaining equal rights for women, including suffrage (the right to vote). Important events include the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. Key figures: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony. 🧪 Temperance Movement: Advocated for moderation or complete abstinence from alcohol. Played a significant role in the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). 🤝 Labor Movements: Organized labor unions to improve working conditions, wages, and hours. Faced significant resistance from business owners and the government. ✍️ Transcendentalism: Philosophical movement emphasizing individualism, self-reliance, and a connection with nature. Key figures: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau. 🏛️ Second Great Awakening: Religious revival that emphasized personal conversion and social reform. Led to increased participation in reform movements. 📜 Key Legislation & Court Cases: Understanding key legislation and court cases related to reform movements is critical, such as laws regarding abolition and women's rights.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following was a primary goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
   1. A) To abolish slavery.
   2. B) To advocate for women's suffrage.
   3. C) To promote temperance.
   4. D) To establish labor unions.
2. Frederick Douglass is MOST known for his work in which movement?
   1. A) Temperance
   2. B) Abolitionism
   3. C) Women's Rights
   4. D) Transcendentalism
3. The Temperance Movement primarily sought to:
   1. A) Ban child labor.
   2. B) Promote moderation or abstinence from alcohol.
   3. C) Secure voting rights for African Americans.
   4. D) Reform the prison system.
4. Which philosophical movement emphasized individualism and a connection with nature?
   1. A) The Enlightenment
   2. B) Transcendentalism
   3. C) The Great Awakening
   4. D) Progressivism
5. What was a major goal of the early labor movements in the United States?
   1. A) To establish a national bank.
   2. B) To improve working conditions and wages.
   3. C) To promote westward expansion.
   4. D) To end segregation in schools.
6. The Second Great Awakening contributed to reform movements by:
   1. A) Discouraging social activism.
   2. B) Promoting religious conformity.
   3. C) Encouraging personal conversion and social reform.
   4. D) Limiting the role of women in society.
7. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a key figure in which of the following movements?
   1. A) Abolitionism.
   2. B) Temperance.
   3. C) Women's Rights.
   4. D) Transcendentalism.