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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Andrew Jackson and the Rise of Liberal Capitalism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) Political platforms.
(b) Economic markets.
(c) Political parties.
(d) The judicial system.

2. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?
(a) Interstate rivalries.
(b) Competition.
(c) Class change.
(d) Land acquisition.

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

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

5. Why were the Founders willing to let selfish men follow their own interests?
(a) They did not want to control the law.
(b) They did not want to control behavior with the government.
(c) They understood the nature of man.
(d) They thought man was inherently good.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the American frontier, how was social hierarchy gained?

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

3. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?

4. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?

5. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?

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