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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did things change for political elites, according to Sellers?
(a) They were pilloried.
(b) They paid higher taxes.
(c) Their property was nationalized.
(d) They faced new regulations.

3. When does Sellers date the beginning of the Jacksonian era?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1832.

4. What does Sellers say was the result of the economic crash?
(a) A bountiful period.
(b) A period of inflation.
(c) A period of austerity.
(d) A period of reinvestment.

5. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?
(a) Until the Great War.
(b) Until the present.
(c) Until the Civil War.
(d) Until World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who felt threatened by the market revolution, according to Sellers?

2. What does Sellers say the Northern interests pushed for?

3. What policy did Monroe continue, according to Sellers?

4. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?

5. Who gained power during the economic crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Republican strategy for the election of 1824?

2. What was the result of America's expansion, in Sellers's account?

3. What happened to debtors when the economy crashed, in Sellers's account?

4. What does Sellers say about the spread of religion after the collapse of the market?

5. What was Henry Clay's role in the development of American capitalism?

6. What role did religion play in the transformation of American culture, in Sellers's account?

7. Where else beside New York did democratic opposition to Republicans succeed?

8. Where did support for Andrew Jackson come from, in Sellers's account?

9. What was James Monroe's role in the development of American capitalism?

10. What period does Sellers's book cover?

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