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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Spoilsmen: An Age of Cynicism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Andrew Jackson want to close down the bank or force inflation?
(a) To create a new bank with his own investors.
(b) To change the method of loan assumption.
(c) To allow for the privatization of banking.
(d) To reduce the debt burden on land speculators.

2. Which movement did not approve of Grover Cleveland's policies?
(a) The abolitionist movement.
(b) The democratic movement.
(c) The populist movement.
(d) The socialist movement.

3. How does Hofstadter describe Andrew Jackson's economic policies?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Corporate capitalism.
(c) Laissez-faire.
(d) Socialist.

4. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in Andrew Jackson's cabinet?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of War.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Vice-president.

5. According to Hofstadter, which person helped the abolitionist movement gain legitimacy?
(a) William Lloyd Garrison.
(b) Wendell Phillips.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John C. Calhoun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the business barons of the Gilded Age justify their wealth?

2. Which late 19th century president does Hofstadter refer to as "dogmatic, obtuse, and insensitive?"

3. How did Wendell Phillips view the Civil War?

4. Who won the presidential election in 1832?

5. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?

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