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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Spoilsmen: An Age of Cynicism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the presidential election in 1832?
(a) John C. Calhoun.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) John Floyd.
(d) Henry Clay.

2. Why did Wendell Phillips become estranged from William Lloyd Garrison?
(a) Garrison was too radical for Phillips.
(b) Phillips sued Garrison for slander.
(c) Garrison slandered Phillips in a New York newspaper.
(d) Phillips and Garrison argued over political philosophies.

3. With what movement is William Lloyd Garrison associated?
(a) The democratic movement.
(b) The socialist movement.
(c) The progressive movement.
(d) The abolitionist movement.

4. Which late 19th century president does Hofstadter refer to as "dogmatic, obtuse, and insensitive?"
(a) James Garfield.
(b) Chester A. Arthur.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?
(a) The Bank of the Congress.
(b) The First Bank of the United States.
(c) The Second Bank of the United States.
(d) The Bank of North America.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?

2. What philosophy did John C. Calhoun have about African-Americans?

3. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?

4. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

5. Why did most members of the abolitionist movement have difficulty convincing people to support the end of slavery?

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