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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?

2. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?

3. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the South?

4. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?

5. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?

2. According to Hofstadter, what was Abraham Lincoln's philosophy on slavery?

3. What opinion did the Founders have of democracy in general?

4. How did the Founders plan to meet the needs of differing classes and interests?

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

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

7. Why were the Founders attempting to break off their association with Great Britain?

8. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

9. Why does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun to Karl Marx?

10. What is an agrarian lifestyle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how war and economic crises have affected American politics and economic policies in the 20th century. What political and social policies have arisen as a direct result of international conflict? How did the Great Depression change the way Americans view their economy? How has a global society affected the economic practices of the United States?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the balance of power the Founders of the Constitution wished to achieve in the new American government. Why did they wish to have power divided between the federal and state level? How did they wish for power to be divided among citizens? What dangers did they see in having one group hold too much power?

Essay Topic 3

How did aggressive land speculation lead to the threat of economic instability in the early 19th century? What role did the Bank of the United States play in this event? How did Andrew Jackson use this situation to his political and financial advantage?

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