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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did most members of the abolitionist movement have difficulty convincing people to support the end of slavery?
(a) They appeared angry and aggressive.
(b) Slavery had existed since the beginning of the country.
(c) They had no specific plan for ending slavery.
(d) People were afraid to challenge the status quo.

3. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?
(a) The Battle of Waterloo.
(b) The Battle of New Orleans.
(c) The Battle of Copenhagen.
(d) The Alamo.

4. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson distrust the most?
(a) Laborers.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Elected leaders.

5. Which groups of people did the Southwesterners wish to give voting rights?
(a) Non-property owners.
(b) Property owners.
(c) All soldiers.
(d) Non-white males.

6. Who won the presidential election in 1832?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) John Floyd.
(d) John C. Calhoun.

7. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?
(a) Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Governor.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

8. What did the Southwesterners want Andrew Jackson to do?
(a) Take Texas for the United States.
(b) Run for president of the United States.
(c) Create a private banking system.
(d) Oppose the bank and force states to provide debt relief.

9. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe most of the government's power should lie?
(a) With the people.
(b) With the elected leaders.
(c) With merchants.
(d) With industry owners.

10. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?
(a) Modest social reforms.
(b) Radical economic reforms.
(c) The Virginia legislature was divided into two branches.
(d) He paved the way for emancipation in Virginia.

11. Why does Hofstadter consider Thomas Jefferson to be an important figure in American history?
(a) He was the first aristocrat to fight for the rights of commoners.
(b) His leadership united the Congressional Congress.
(c) His economic theories were far beyond his time.
(d) His philosophies shaped many foundational American ideals.

12. What did the Founders believe about man?
(a) That he is evil and selfish.
(b) That he will succeed only when free.
(c) That he must be led to make moral and correct decisions.
(d) That he is inherently good.

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

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

15. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?
(a) Between presidents, legislators, and judges.
(b) Between the members of the Presidential Cabinet.
(c) Between Congress and the President.
(d) Between the Pentagon, the Congress, and the President.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?

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

4. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?

5. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was attempting to gain political control over new states?

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