How did the Second Great Awakening transform American religious culture?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students will stress the shift from a Puritan notion of predestination to a doctrine that emphasizes individual responsibility for salvation. This emphasis on individual responsibility helped create the basis for reform movements like temperance that were built upon the ideal that individuals can successfully battle sin. They should also see the growing competition between sects as leading to a need for greater separation between church and state, though they may well note that this did not stop religious activists from using the power of the state to promote their own version of Christian morality.
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a. western region exposed to attacks by Filipino pirates. b. eastern region, which were the staging ground for campaigns against tribal peoples in the north. c. southern region closest to Korea. d. northern region, which were the staging ground for campaigns against tribal peoples in the north.
Which statement best describes white American attitudes toward Indians by the 1880s?
a. The only good Indian is a dead Indian. b. The best thing we can do is to put them on reservations and leave them alone. c. It is our duty to help Indians leave their inferior culture and become a part of white society. d. Although Indian cultures are different from white cultures, they are not inferior and should be treated with respect.
President Eisenhower responded to the three economic recessions that occurred during his presidency by _________________.
A. resorting to deficit spending B. persuading Congress to increase taxes C. increasing farm subsidies D. ordering massive budget cuts
How did Madison hope to defeat Great Britain in the war of 1812?
A) He hoped to gain control of the British West Indies to show Great Britain that the United States was a powerful country worthy of respect. B) He attempted to control the trade routes of the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating the United States' naval power and trade viability. C) He hoped to gain control of Canada to show Great Britain that the United States was a powerful country worthy of respect. D) He hoped to distract Great Britain from its war with France, allowing the French time to regroup and gain a tactical advantage in Europe. E) He attempted to take control of Indian territories in the West, hoping to draw the British navy away from the U.S. Atlantic Ocean trade routes.