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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Founders, which group of people should have the most say in the government?
(a) Land owners.
(b) Men over the age of 21.
(c) Legislators.
(d) The Congress.

2. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?
(a) Modest social reforms.
(b) The Virginia legislature was divided into two branches.
(c) Radical economic reforms.
(d) He paved the way for emancipation in Virginia.

3. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?
(a) His views of slavery.
(b) His political pamphlets.
(c) His outspoken nature.
(d) His odd personality.

4. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?
(a) The First Bank of the United States.
(b) The Bank of the Congress.
(c) The Bank of North America.
(d) The Second Bank of the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political theory is John C. Calhoun attributed with developing?

2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?

3. Who won the presidential election in 1824?

4. Where did the recolonization society want to send African-Americans?

5. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?

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