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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Franklin Roosevelt hold in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
(d) Secretary of War.

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

3. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was attempting to gain political control over new states?
(a) Through bribery and political coercion.
(b) By outlawing slavery in new states.
(c) By building banks in the new states.
(d) By building railroads to the North.

4. What did the supporters of the free silver movement wish for the government to do?
(a) Allow all Americans access to minted currency.
(b) Mint silver for free.
(c) Repeal federal taxes.
(d) Establish a standard monetary system.

5. What form of oppression did Wendell Phillips condemn in the North?
(a) Wage slavery.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Legalized slavery.
(d) Indentured servitude.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Woodrow Wilson train to be a politician?

3. Where did the recolonization society want to send African-Americans?

4. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?

5. Why does Hofstadter consider Thomas Jefferson to be an important figure in American history?

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