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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) Andrew Jackson.
(b) John C. Calhoun.
(c) John Floyd.
(d) Henry Clay.

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

3. According to Hofstadter, what main problem did free slaves face?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Education.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Unemployment.

4. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.
(b) There was a steady economic decline.
(c) Socialist economic principles were adopted.
(d) There was great economic growth.

5. Which political party dominated the political arena after the Civil War?
(a) The Progressive Party.
(b) The Libertarian Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the business barons of the Gilded Age justify their wealth?

2. Why did Andrew Jackson want to close down the bank or force inflation?

3. How did Andrew Jackson acquire massive debts?

4. With what movement is Wendell Phillips associated?

5. How did Wendell Phillips view the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

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