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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Wendell Phillips: the Patrician as Agitator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?
(a) Its morality.
(b) The division of families.
(c) Its legality.
(d) The loss to the economy.

2. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?
(a) Based on the model of the Roman Empire.
(b) To fit man's natural inclinations.
(c) According to the natural order.
(d) According to tradition.

3. With what class were most of the Founders associated?
(a) The middle class.
(b) Laborers.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) The working class.

4. According to John C. Calhoun, what was the safest way for blacks and whites to interact?
(a) Through slavery.
(b) In a competitive market.
(c) As equals.
(d) From different countries.

5. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?
(a) They were to be dictated by the federal government.
(b) They were to be dictated by the state government.
(c) They were an unalienable right.
(d) They were the key to a stable natural order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

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

3. Who won the presidential election in 1828?

4. At what age did Abraham Lincoln become Speaker of the House in Illinois?

5. Which economic system did Wendell Phillips oppose?

(see the answer key)

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