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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, John C. Calhoun: The Marx of the Master Class.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What practice among Northern factories did John C. Calhoun condemn?
(a) Labor unions.
(b) Wage slavery.
(c) Overtime.
(d) The employment of women.

2. Who were the Southwesterners?
(a) A group of investors led by Andrew Jackson.
(b) One of Andrew Jackson's military regiments
(c) A group of politicians from Kentucky and Tennessee
(d) Andrew Jackson's constituents from Kentucky and Tennessee.

3. Why was John C. Calhoun forced to resign from Andrew Jackson's cabinet?
(a) He opposed Jackson's "Tariff of Abominations."
(b) He voiced his opinion of slavery in public.
(c) He embezzled money from the U.S. Treasury.
(d) He slandered Jackson in a speech to the press.

4. How does Hofstadter describe John C. Calhoun's economic philosophies?
(a) Laissez-faire.
(b) Mercantile.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Corporate capitalism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?

2. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in South Carolina?

3. Who are the Founding Fathers?

4. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?

5. According to the Founders, which group of people should have the most say in the government?

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