Early National Arts and Cultural Independence
What is Noah Webster's famous quote?
A. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
B. "America must be independent in literature as she is in politics."
C. "The British are coming."
B. "America must be independent in literature as she is in politics."
When did the industrial economy enter its first phase?
A. 1779
B. 1790
C. 1799
B. 1790
When were Virginia leaders considering ending slavery?
A. The late 18th century
B. The late 19th century
C. The late 17th century
A. The late 18th century
What amendment in the constitution talked about the separation of church and state?
A. First Amendment
B. Third Amendment
C. Second Amendment
A. First Amendment
What two religions were anti slavery?
A. Congregationalists and Quakers
B. Anglicans and Congregationalists
C. Methodists and Baptists
C. Methodists and Baptists
What is the dictionary named after Noah Webster called today?
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
What year was the first industrial mill invented?
A. 1802
B. 1784
C. 1790
C. 1790
Who was the first person to invent a cotton gin?
A. Samuel Slater
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Eli Whitney
C. Eli Whitney
What were the largest denominations at the start of the Revolution
A. Congregationalists
B. Anglicans
C. Quakers
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Major cities in which part of the country included groups like the American Bible Society, American Sunday School Union, and the American Tract Society?
A. Northwest
B. Southeast
C. Northeast
C. Northeast
What is Noah Webster best known for?
The Webster dictionary that is still used today.
Who was the person who opened the first industrial mill
A. John Hancock
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Samuel Slater
C. Samuel Slater
How much more efficient was the first cotton gin than humans?
A. 50 times
B. 25 times
C. 10 times
A. 50 times
By 1800 what were the fastest growing religions in the nation?
A. Evangelical and Baptists
B. Quakers and Anglicans
C. Quakers and Congregationalists
A. Evangelical and Baptists
What did the American Bible Society, American Sunday School Union, and the American Tract Society form?
A. Benevolent Empire
B. Webster's Dictionary
C. The Second Great Awakening
A. Benevolent Empire
How many copies of the Webster's dictionary had been sold by the 1830s
A. 600 million
B. 60 million
C. 6 million
D. 600 thousand
B. 60 million
What year was the Economic Collapse?
A. 1819
B. 1797
C. 1876
A. 1819
How many northern states had outlawed slavery by 1820?
A. 5
B. 4
C. All of them
C. All of them
What was the Second Great Awakening?
A. The Second time someone woke up
B. The U.S. fought the British again
C. A spiritual resurgence that altered the character of American religion
C. A spiritual resurgence that altered the character of American religion
At the heart of _________ there was a religious commitment to social reform by elite and middle-class urban dwellers.
A. WWI
B. WWII
C. The Second Great Awakening
C. The Second Great Awakening
Who was Thomas Cole
A. An English immigrant who became a famous painter
B. A European government official
C. A U.S. spy
A. An English immigrant who became a famous painter
What did Alexander Hamilton own that was very controversial so it didn't get renewed by President Madison in 1811?
A government chartered bank.
How many southern states had outlawed slavery by 1820?
A. All of them
B. None of them
C. 6 of them
B. None of them
When did the Second Great Awakening start?
A. 1790
B. 1794
C. 1799
A. 1790
What were among the first institutions to organize on a national scale?
A. American Bible Society
B. American Sunday School Union
C. American Tract Society
D. All of the above
D. All of the above