View a FREE sample

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. How does Hofstadter describe Andrew Jackson's economic policies?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Corporate capitalism.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Laissez-faire.

2. What did John C. Calhoun wish to preserve?
(a) His wealth.
(b) The South.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The Union.

3. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?
(a) Science and Medicine.
(b) Psycology and social behavior.
(c) Law and politics.
(d) Everything.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what movement is Wendell Phillips associated?

2. According to John C. Calhoun, what was the safest way for blacks and whites to interact?

3. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?

4. What did the Southwesterners want Andrew Jackson to do?

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in Andrew Jackson's cabinet?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 218 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample