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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. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in Andrew Jackson's cabinet?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Vice-president.
(c) Secretary of War.
(d) Secretary of State.

2. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?
(a) Secretary of War.
(b) Vice-president.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Attorney General.

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

4. On the American frontier, how was social hierarchy gained?
(a) Through invention and industry.
(b) Through family connections and marriage.
(c) Through military and financial success.
(d) Through political power.

5. How did the Founders plan for legislature to be processed?
(a) By experienced men.
(b) Through fair representation.
(c) Through democratic inputs.
(d) Through elected officials.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?

2. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was attempting to gain political control over new states?

3. Who were the Southwesterners?

4. According to Hofstadter, why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

5. How many Southern states had seceded before Abraham Lincoln took office?

(see the answer key)

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