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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?
(a) To separate the Union from Southern immorality.
(b) To damage the Southern economy.
(c) To prevent slavery from entering the North.
(d) To end the war.

2. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?
(a) Between the Pentagon, the Congress, and the President.
(b) Between presidents, legislators, and judges.
(c) Between the members of the Presidential Cabinet.
(d) Between Congress and the President.

3. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?
(a) Poor working conditions.
(b) They could not compete with slave labor.
(c) They would leave for Canada.
(d) They would revolt.

4. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Virginia.

5. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the South?
(a) As a playground for greedy capitalists.
(b) As the bulwark of modern society.
(c) As a bourgeois, immoral society.
(d) As a feudal civilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hofstadter consider Thomas Jefferson to be an important figure in American history?

2. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the North?

3. What role did Theodore Roosevelt wish for the United States to take on in the world?

4. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?

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