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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. What philosophy did John C. Calhoun have about African-Americans?
(a) They were naturally inferior to Anglo-Saxons.
(b) They were naturally wild and dangerous.
(c) They were capable of great deception.
(d) They wanted someone to take care of them.

2. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?
(a) He placed key men in his sucessor's cabinet.
(b) By appointing five Supreme Court justices.
(c) He had the heart of the American people.
(d) By issuing long-term legislation.

3. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?
(a) Agrarian.
(b) Frontier.
(c) Mercantile.
(d) Industrial.

4. Why did Andrew Jackson want to close down the bank or force inflation?
(a) To allow for the privatization of banking.
(b) To create a new bank with his own investors.
(c) To reduce the debt burden on land speculators.
(d) To change the method of loan assumption.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most voting power?

2. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?

3. Who won the presidential election in 1832?

4. Who were the Southwesterners?

5. Which late 19th century president does Hofstadter refer to as "dogmatic, obtuse, and insensitive?"

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