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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did most members of the abolitionist movement have difficulty convincing people to support the end of slavery?
(a) They had no specific plan for ending slavery.
(b) People were afraid to challenge the status quo.
(c) They appeared angry and aggressive.
(d) Slavery had existed since the beginning of the country.

2. What class of people are usually attracted to democracy?
(a) The working class.
(b) Laborers.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The aristocracy.

3. What did the Founders believe about man?
(a) That he must be led to make moral and correct decisions.
(b) That he is inherently good.
(c) That he is evil and selfish.
(d) That he will succeed only when free.

4. What did Theodore Roosevelt believe the Spanish-American War would produce in the United States?
(a) A boom to the economy.
(b) A martial spirit and new political virtue.
(c) A sense of righteousness.
(d) The state of Texas.

5. With which political group did Theodore Roosevelt associate?
(a) The Progressives.
(b) The Libertarians.
(c) The Democrats.
(d) The Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hofstadter, which person helped the abolitionist movement gain legitimacy?

2. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most voting power?

3. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?

4. What was the reason supporters of the free silver movement wanted to change the monetary policy of the United States?

5. To which phrase in the Declaration of Independence did John C. Calhoun object?

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