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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 Founders design the Constitution to protect?

2. Why did Abraham Lincoln prefer to read aloud?

3. With what class were most of the Founders associated?

4. Which politicians from Chapter 3 supported a National Bank?

5. What type of politician was Thomas Jefferson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "wage slavery?"

3. How did Abraham Lincoln initiate war without ordering the Union Army to attack?

4. What is an agrarian lifestyle?

5. Why did some free states in the West not want freed slaves residing in their states?

6. Describe Wendell Phillips.

7. How did Andrew Jackson support the growth of capitalism in the United States?

8. Whom did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most say in the government?

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

10. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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