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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Ambiguous Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sellers situate Jonathan Edwards and Samuel Hopkins?
(a) Between antinomians and Unitarians.
(b) Closer to Baptists than Unitarians.
(c) On the more conservative side of the Unitarians.
(d) On the more radical side of the antinomians.

2. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?
(a) Western railroads.
(b) Northern manufacturers.
(c) New York commercial interests.
(d) Southern agriculturalists.

3. What led to the expansion of trade routes, according to Sellers?
(a) Faster production times.
(b) Fewer pirates.
(c) Improved ships.
(d) Larger markets.

4. What was John Taylor an advocate of?
(a) Paper money.
(b) States rights.
(c) Federal oversight.
(d) Reforming banking corruption.

5. What does Sellers say happened to farmers during the economic crash?
(a) They could not afford the costs of raising their crops.
(b) They sold their farms and moved their families to the cities.
(c) They had to pay cash wages for labor they used to get simply for room and board.
(d) They lost money in speculation and were sucked into the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of positions does Sellers say became more rare in Jackson's America?

2. What does Sellers say Jackson learned from his mother as a child?

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

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

5. How did Southerners see labor, according to Sellers?

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