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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. Where did the recolonization society want to send African-Americans?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Liberia.

2. At what age did Abraham Lincoln become Speaker of the House in Illinois?
(a) 38.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 21.

3. How did the Founders feel about democracy?
(a) It was the perfect method of protecting liberty.
(b) It would eventually dissolve into an oligarchy.
(c) It was effective as long as the people believed in the nation.
(d) It was a limited method of protecting liberty.

4. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?
(a) Non-interventionist.
(b) Liberal.
(c) High Representative.
(d) Defensive.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?

3. According to John C. Calhoun, what was the safest way for blacks and whites to interact?

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

5. With what class were most of the Founders associated?

(see the answer key)

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