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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Millenial Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led South Carolina in opposition to Jackson and Martin Van Buren?
(a) Sam Houston.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) John Calhoun.

2. What aspect of slavery offended liberal capitalist bourgeois morality, in Sellers' account?
(a) Servitude.
(b) Miscegenation.
(c) Planters' profits.
(d) Racism.

3. What happened to John Calhoun's political power when Andrew Jackson was elected?
(a) It waned.
(b) It increased.
(c) It went behind the scenes.
(d) It was exposed.

4. Where did reformers look for a model of how society could be?
(a) The institutions that were formed in the French Revolution.
(b) Utopian theories.
(c) New forms of radical democratic institutions.
(d) Government structures from England.

5. What did the Bucktails accomplish in their revolt in New York?
(a) Reforms on the Supreme Court.
(b) A democratically managed party.
(c) Relief from federally mandated tariffs.
(d) A more radical party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stance did John Calhoun take after Andrew Jackson was elected?

2. What happened to John Calhoun when Andrew Jackson formed his cabinet?

3. What was the liberal capitalist morality like, which Sellers says was offended?

4. What did South Carolina argue it could do?

5. What was Jackson's belief about markets?

(see the answer key)

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