Compare and contrast the ideas of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. Which to you is the most attractive approach to knowledge? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Enlightenment: secular thought; rationalism; natural laws govern human behavior and the universe; faith in progress; impressed with scientific experimentation; Deist religion
Great Awakening: religious enthusiasm; faith in the centrality of God in human existence; belief in an intrusive God; importance of repentance, conversion, and God's saving grace; appeal to the senses
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What will be an ideal response?
Who first promoted the neoclassical style and what was his biggest challenge?
A) Joshua Reynolds and the depiction of mythological figures B) Jacques-David and the frozen figures C) Thomas Jefferson and his persuasion of Americans to accept this style D) All of these E) None of these
Which country was the first to end the international slave trade?
a. France b. Spain c. United States d. Africa e. Great Britain
In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Rowan Helper
a. described southern society as bustling, prosperous, and progressive. b. blamed South Carolina for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas." c. said that slavery caused economic retardation, illiteracy, and poverty in the South. d. defended the states' rights position on secession. e. insisted that slavery must expand to al of the territories.