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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Frontier.
(d) Agrarian.

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

3. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?
(a) His outspoken nature.
(b) His political pamphlets.
(c) His odd personality.
(d) His views of slavery.

4. To which phrase in the Declaration of Independence did John C. Calhoun object?
(a) Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
(b) Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
(c) The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God.
(d) All men are created equal.

5. Why did Andrew Jackson want to close down the bank or force inflation?
(a) To change the method of loan assumption.
(b) To reduce the debt burden on land speculators.
(c) To allow for the privatization of banking.
(d) To create a new bank with his own investors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Abraham Lincoln prefer to read aloud?

2. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

3. Which act gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to use slavery as a political issue?

4. Who won the presidential election in 1916?

5. What policy did Woodrow Wilson create to promote partnerships between government and corporations?

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