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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Ambiguous Republicanism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What force does Sellers say created political pressure from the South?
(a) Cotton industry.
(b) Manufacturers.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Elite investors.

2. Who felt threatened by the market revolution, according to Sellers?
(a) Big merchants.
(b) Large landholders.
(c) Commercial groups.
(d) Investors.

3. What resulted from the changes that took place under Jackson?
(a) A neo-feudalist militaristic state.
(b) A repressive socialist regime.
(c) A confederation of independent states.
(d) Our modern liberal democratic state.

4. What does Sellers say happened to new workers in Jackson's America?
(a) They were sent back to Europe.
(b) They were "deskilled."
(c) They were organized in unions.
(d) They moved west.

5. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?
(a) Devalue currency.
(b) Regulate markets.
(c) Tighten credit.
(d) Increase the amount of currency.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sellers describe the Republicanism of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

2. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?

3. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?

4. Who brought Thomas Jefferson to power?

5. What factory work does Sellers say became much more efficient in Jackson's America?

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