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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?
(a) They would leave for Canada.
(b) They could not compete with slave labor.
(c) They would revolt.
(d) Poor working conditions.

2. Who were the Southwesterners?
(a) Andrew Jackson's constituents from Kentucky and Tennessee.
(b) A group of investors led by Andrew Jackson.
(c) One of Andrew Jackson's military regiments
(d) A group of politicians from Kentucky and Tennessee

3. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?
(a) The Democratic-Republicans.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Whigs.

4. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?
(a) Radical economic reforms.
(b) He paved the way for emancipation in Virginia.
(c) Modest social reforms.
(d) The Virginia legislature was divided into two branches.

5. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?
(a) Land acquisition.
(b) Competition.
(c) Interstate rivalries.
(d) Class change.

6. According to John C. Calhoun, what created equality among white Americans?
(a) The submission of African-Americans.
(b) The relocation of African-Americans.
(c) Competition.
(d) Universal education.

7. With what class were most of the Founders associated?
(a) Laborers.
(b) The middle class.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) The working class.

8. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in South Carolina?
(a) Governor.
(b) Representative.
(c) Senator.
(d) Secretary of State.

9. Why was John C. Calhoun forced to resign from Andrew Jackson's cabinet?
(a) He slandered Jackson in a speech to the press.
(b) He embezzled money from the U.S. Treasury.
(c) He voiced his opinion of slavery in public.
(d) He opposed Jackson's "Tariff of Abominations."

10. Who are the Founding Fathers?
(a) A group of men who created the Constitution.
(b) The original 13 represenatives for the United States.
(c) The original members of the Plymouth colony.
(d) A group of ministers.

11. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?
(a) To separate the Union from Southern immorality.
(b) To damage the Southern economy.
(c) To end the war.
(d) To prevent slavery from entering the North.

12. On the American frontier, how was social hierarchy gained?
(a) Through family connections and marriage.
(b) Through invention and industry.
(c) Through political power.
(d) Through military and financial success.

13. What was the Constitution based upon?
(a) Fragments of English political philosophy.
(b) Greek and Roman political philosophy.
(c) European tradition mixed with revolutionary philosophy.
(d) Experience and observation.

14. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe most of the government's power should lie?
(a) With merchants.
(b) With the people.
(c) With industry owners.
(d) With the elected leaders.

15. What did John C. Calhoun believe capitalism would produce?
(a) Exploitation of the poor.
(b) Survival of the fittest.
(c) Political power.
(d) A stronger economy.

Short Answer Questions

1. As president, which institution did Andrew Jackson allow to expire?

2. According to Hofstadter, how is Andrew Jackson often depicted?

3. Which political theory is John C. Calhoun attributed with developing?

4. According to Hofstadter, what type of politician was Abraham Lincoln?

5. How did Andrew Jackson acquire massive debts?

(see the answer keys)

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