11. The Expanding Republic, 1815

Quiz for Making Historical Arguments: Who Scorned Temperance and Moral Reform?

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1. Which of the following was a motivation for the movements to curb alcohol use and stigmatize illicit sexual expression?

Fears that young women would be morally corrupted

A desire for more disciplined working conditions in factories

Upper-class fears of the working class

The Second Great Awakening

2. According to the author, what was new about men’s work in the 1830s?

More young men decided to take over the family farm.

Wages were much higher so men enjoyed more leisure time.

Young men and women could work in the same jobs.

Young men left their farming villages to seek employment far from home.

3. How did the editors of the salacious newspapers defend their publications?

They invoked their right to freedom of the press.

They said their newspapers helped cities attract more young men to move there and work.

They claimed they were trying to fight vice.

They said their newspapers helped local businesses make more money.

4. Which of the following is an example of the content of newspapers like the Blade and the Owl?

Letters from readers describing the risqué goings-on in their neighborhoods

Advertisements for local jobs

Warnings from the police to refrain from illegal activity

Invitations from local churches for the young men to attend religious services

5. According to historians, what was an example of a competing masculine subculture during the 1830s?

Bold Christian missionaries traveling to foreign lands

A “martial manhood” of soldiers, firemen, and policemen

The frontier manhood of new settlers in the West

The southern masculinity of plantation owners