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

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

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

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

5. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?
(a) To separate the Union from Southern immorality.
(b) To damage the Southern economy.
(c) To end the war.
(d) To prevent slavery from entering the North.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?

3. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most voting power?

4. With what political party was Abraham Lincoln associated in Illinois?

5. Who are the Founding Fathers?

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