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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John C. Calhoun wish to preserve?
(a) His wealth.
(b) Slavery.
(c) The South.
(d) The Union.

2. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?
(a) By issuing long-term legislation.
(b) He had the heart of the American people.
(c) By appointing five Supreme Court justices.
(d) He placed key men in his sucessor's cabinet.

3. Which politicians from Chapter 3 supported a National Bank?
(a) Andrew Jackson and William Crawford.
(b) John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
(c) Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay.
(d) John Quincy Adams and William Crawford.

4. On the American frontier, how was social hierarchy gained?
(a) Through invention and industry.
(b) Through family connections and marriage.
(c) Through military and financial success.
(d) Through political power.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Hofstadter, why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

5. With what class was Andrew Jackson associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interests did Thomas Jefferson's political party seek to protect?

2. Why didn't the Founders want to establish a monarchy?

3. Describe Wendell Phillips.

4. Why did John C. Calhoun object to having the phrase "all men are created equal" in the Constitution?

5. How did Andrew Jackson destroy the Bank of America?

6. How did Thomas Jefferson's foreign policies affect his career?

7. What social reforms did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?

8. Why did Thomas Jefferson like Locke's political theory?

9. What other form of oppression did Wendell Phillips seek to undermine besides slavery?

10. What opinion did the Founders have about human nature?

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