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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. How does Sellers say Americans reproduced in Jackson's America?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Steadily.
(c) Deliberately.
(d) Slowly.

2. What kinds of positions does Sellers say became more rare in Jackson's America?
(a) Management positions.
(b) Unskilled labor positions.
(c) Mercantile positions.
(d) Apprenticeship positions.

3. What does Sellers say the Northern interests pushed for?
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) The Erie Canal.
(c) Dredging the Mississippi.
(d) Charting the Louisiana Purchase.

4. Who does Sellers say will subvert democratic sentiment if markets expand?
(a) Cotton producers.
(b) Career politicians.
(c) Elite lawyers.
(d) Manufacturers.

5. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?
(a) Mostly Eastern seaboard territory.
(b) Mostly open territory.
(c) Mostly agricultural territory.
(d) Mostly settled territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?

2. What resulted from the changes that took place under Jackson?

3. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?

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

5. How does Sellers describe America at the beginning of the Jacksonian era?

(see the answer key)

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