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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. Why was Andrew Jackson censured under John Quincy Adams?
(a) Intrusion into Florida.
(b) Piracy.
(c) War crimes.
(d) Massacring Native Americans.

2. What does capitalism result in, according to Sellers?
(a) The sterilization of sex.
(b) The celebration of sex.
(c) Repression of sex.
(d) The mechanicalization of sex.

3. How were people feeling about slavery in the 1810s?
(a) It was on the verge of being outlawed.
(b) Slave traders were expecting the trade to expand.
(c) Opposition to it was growing.
(d) Proponents were on the verge of legalizing slavery in western territories.

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

5. How was the crisis that came from South Carolina's stance averted, according to Sellers?
(a) Tariffs were reduced.
(b) The Constitution was amended.
(c) Slavery was allowed to move into western territories.
(d) The military was called in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did South Carolina's stance threaten, in Jackson's eyes?

2. What did John Calhoun support?

3. Where did DeWitt Clinton come from?

4. What did the Great Awakening move away from, according to Sellers?

5. How many votes did Andrew Jackson win the runoff by?

(see the answer key)

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