APUSH Chapter 15 - The Ferment of Reform and Culture (1790-1860)

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Welcome to your Chapter 15 reading!

As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.
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The main idea of the final paragraph is that

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Do you believe in a God or the Deist's belief that a Supreme Being created the universe?

Please explain as you are comfortable in complete sentences. Your responses will be kept confidential unless you indicate otherwise.

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As used in line 5, "episodes" most nearly means

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The passage indicates that the Second Great Awakening partly reshaped American religion by making it

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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That's all that's due for Tuesday, 12/6/2022. Any questions?

Brigham Young leading Mormons to Salt Lake City, Utah
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It can be reasonably inferred that polygamy is the practice of

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Which statement best describes the relationship between education and democracy in this section?

Yes! This is Noah Webster of Webster's Dictionary.

Do you remember the funky misspelling in John Winthrop's City Upon a Hill sermon? Standardization of the American language also created standards for spelling words.
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A strong prejudice inhibiting women from obtaining higher education in the early nineteenth century was the belief that

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As used in line 2 of the first full paragraph, "place" most nearly means

Dorothea Dix is known for her work in prison and asylum reform. If you're interersted in the history of mental health and its treatment, check out this interactive timeline!
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It can be reasonably inferred that the exessive consumption of alcohol by Americans in the 1800s

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That's all that's due for Wednesday, 12/7/2022. Any questions?

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The passage indicates that sexual differences were strongly emphasized in nineteenth century America because

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Which choice best describes the relationship between the two primary source passages under "Contending Voices" (see above)?

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What was the intended purpose of the phrase "all men and women are created equal" in the Declaration of Sentiments?

Your response needs to reference should Answer the Prompt in at least 2 complete sentences.

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That's all that's due for Thursday, 12/8/2022. Any questions?

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The passage indicates that early nineteenth century utopian communities were often founded on the ideal of

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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Leading Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau's central claim in this paragraph is that

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All of the following influenced transcendentalist thought EXCEPT

Pay attention to Henry David Thoreau! Yes, he is very meme-able, but also Thoreau shows up a lot on the AP and SAT exam.

WHY? Look at all the historical figures his work will inspire!
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Which statement best expresses a central idea in this chapter about the Second Great Awakening?

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and boxing the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?

Congrats! You finished the final reading before Winter Break!

Be sure to click "Submit" in Formative and "Mark as Done!" in Google Classroom by Friday, 12/9/2022!