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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Thomas Jefferson: the Aristocrat as Democrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of politician was Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Moderate.

2. Which institution created by Alexander Hamilton did Thomas Jefferson allow to expire?
(a) The Bank of North America.
(b) The Congressional Congress.
(c) The Court of North America.
(d) The First Bank of the United States.

3. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?
(a) A climate of social dissoultion.
(b) A climate of social change and development.
(c) Massive amounts of wealth for a few people.
(d) An equal distribution of wealth among the workers.

4. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson distrust the most?
(a) Laborers.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Elected leaders.
(d) Farmers.

5. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?
(a) A monarch rules in his own interests.
(b) One man could not run a country effectively.
(c) Too many different philosophies existed to choose one man.
(d) There was no royal bloodline from which to choose a King.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?

2. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe most of the government's power should lie?

3. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?

4. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?

5. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?

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