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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. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most voting power?
(a) Industry owners.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Farmers and land owners.
(d) Laborers.

2. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Agrarian.
(c) Frontier.
(d) Mercantile.

3. To which phrase in the Declaration of Independence did John C. Calhoun object?
(a) All men are created equal.
(b) Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
(c) Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
(d) The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God.

4. What did the recolonization society want Abraham Lincoln to do?
(a) Free the children of current slaves.
(b) Present their program to Congress as an Act.
(c) Relocate slaves to Mexico.
(d) Relocate slaves to Africa.

5. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?
(a) He had the heart of the American people.
(b) By appointing five Supreme Court justices.
(c) By issuing long-term legislation.
(d) He placed key men in his sucessor's cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Abraham Lincoln initially plan for the war to last?

2. How did the Founders feel about democracy?

3. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?

4. From which ancient philosophers did the Founders draw ideas?

5. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?

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