AP®︎ US History: Topic 4.11 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 4.11 of AP US History – An Age of Reform.
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Topic 4.11
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-4.1.III.A
What was the main goal of the American Temperance Society?
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Topic 4.11: An Age of Reform
Thematic Focus: American and Regional CultureARC
Creative expression, demographic change, philosophy, religious beliefs, scientific ideas, social mores, and technology shape national, regional, and group cultures in America, and these varying cultures often play a role in shaping government policy and developing economic systems.
Learning Objective: Unit 4: Learning Objective K
Explain how and why various reform movements developed and expanded from 1800 to 1848.
Historical Developments: KC-4.1.II.A. ii
The rise of democratic and individualistic beliefs, a response to rationalism, and changes to society caused by the market revolution, along with greater social and geographical mobility, contributed to a Second Great Awakening among Protestants that influenced moral and social reforms and inspired utopian and other religious movements.
Historical Developments: KC-4.1.III.A
Americans formed new voluntary organizations that aimed to change individual behaviors and improve society through temperance and other reform efforts.
Historical Developments: KC-4.1.III.B. i
Abolitionist and antislavery movements gradually achieved emancipation in the North, contributing to the growth of the free African American population, even as many state governments restricted African Americans’ rights.
Historical Developments: KC-4.3.II.B. i
Antislavery movements increased in the North.