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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. Why did Wendell Phillips become estranged from William Lloyd Garrison?
(a) Phillips sued Garrison for slander.
(b) Phillips and Garrison argued over political philosophies.
(c) Garrison slandered Phillips in a New York newspaper.
(d) Garrison was too radical for Phillips.

2. What did the Founders design the Constitution to protect?
(a) The nation from outside forces.
(b) The government from the people.
(c) The laws of the nation.
(d) Freedom from interference.

3. With what political party was Abraham Lincoln associated in Illinois?
(a) The Progressive Party.
(b) The Whigs.
(c) The Democratic-Republicans.
(d) The Federalists.

4. Which politicians from Chapter 3 supported a National Bank?
(a) John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
(b) John Quincy Adams and William Crawford.
(c) Andrew Jackson and William Crawford.
(d) Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay.

5. According to Hofstadter, why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) He feared the rise of white slavery.
(b) To undermine the economy of the South.
(c) Because slavery was immoral.
(d) Slave labor was driving the price of goods up.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?

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

3. What type of politician was Thomas Jefferson?

4. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?

5. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?

(see the answer key)

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