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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. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?
(a) By disestablishing the Anglican Church.
(b) By implementing the Freedom of Religion Act.
(c) By organizing non-violent protests.
(d) Through reform legislature.

2. What was the economic result of Grover Cleveland's insistence on keeping the gold standard?
(a) Inflation was kept down.
(b) Silver production halted.
(c) Money flowed into California.
(d) Inflation rose.

3. Why were the Founders willing to let selfish men follow their own interests?
(a) They thought man was inherently good.
(b) They did not want to control behavior with the government.
(c) They did not want to control the law.
(d) They understood the nature of man.

4. What did the supporters of the free silver movement wish for the government to do?
(a) Allow all Americans access to minted currency.
(b) Mint silver for free.
(c) Repeal federal taxes.
(d) Establish a standard monetary system.

5. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?
(a) The loss to the economy.
(b) Its morality.
(c) Its legality.
(d) The division of families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which institution created by Alexander Hamilton did Thomas Jefferson allow to expire?

2. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?

3. With whose political theory did Thomas Jefferson agree?

4. What did the Southwesterners want Andrew Jackson to do?

5. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?

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