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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, William Jennings Bryan: The Democrat as Revivalist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Wendell Phillips's main goal?
(a) To protect slaves who had run away from their owners.
(b) To convince people there was a practical end to slavery.
(c) To end slavery through legal channels.
(d) To end slavery through any means possible.

2. According to Hofstadter, which person helped the abolitionist movement gain legitimacy?
(a) William Lloyd Garrison.
(b) John C. Calhoun.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Wendell Phillips.

3. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

4. What did Wendell Phillips want to prevent people from becoming?
(a) Angry.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Indifferent.

5. Which institution created by Alexander Hamilton did Thomas Jefferson allow to expire?
(a) The Bank of North America.
(b) The Congressional Congress.
(c) The First Bank of the United States.
(d) The Court of North America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

2. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

3. On the American frontier, how was social hierarchy gained?

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

5. What did John C. Calhoun wish to preserve?

(see the answer key)

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