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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sellers describe the Republicanism of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?
(a) Ambiguous.
(b) Committed.
(c) Literate.
(d) Extreme.

2. How did the Second Great Awakening affect Jackson's America, according to Sellers?
(a) Stronger Protestantism.
(b) Stronger Catholicism.
(c) Wider array of pagan religions.
(d) Harsher penalties for witchcraft.

3. According to Sellers, what changed the cost of labor, in Jackson's America?
(a) Militarization.
(b) Democratization.
(c) Territorial expansion.
(d) Population explosion.

4. When did the Jackson administration end?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1833.

5. What policy did Monroe continue, according to Sellers?
(a) Radicalism about westward expansion.
(b) Bias toward commercial interests.
(c) Ambiguity between farming and commercial interests.
(d) Relentlessness about relocating Indians.

6. Who did the public feel hostility toward, according to Sellers?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) Elites.
(d) Slaves.

7. Who gained power during the economic crash?
(a) Radical Democrats.
(b) Moderate Democrats.
(c) Radical Republicans.
(d) Conservative Republicans.

8. In what case was expansionism restrained?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Into Canada.
(c) Into Mexico.
(d) Into Florida.

9. What does Sellers say Thomas Jefferson's Republicanism emphasizes?
(a) Isolationism.
(b) Free trade.
(c) Equal distribution of wealth.
(d) Engagement.

10. How does Sellers compare James Madison to Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Less business friendly.
(b) More protectionist.
(c) More isolationist.
(d) More market-oriented.

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

12. Which interests did the Speaker of the House want to strength?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Mercantile.
(d) Financial.

13. What kind of political picture did Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans espouse?
(a) Agricultural pre-capitalism.
(b) International socialism.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Technological capitalism.

14. Which group was on the decline by the time Monroe became president?
(a) Investors.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Manufacturers.

15. What does Sellers say Jackson learned from his mother as a child?
(a) Never tell a lie.
(b) Get ahead.
(c) Defend yourself.
(d) Do the right thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?

2. What was James Madison's effect on Thomas Jefferson's pro-land positions?

3. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?

4. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?

5. What does Sellers say happened to new workers in Jackson's America?

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