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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the South?
(a) As the bulwark of modern society.
(b) As a feudal civilization.
(c) As a bourgeois, immoral society.
(d) As a playground for greedy capitalists.

2. As president, which institution did Andrew Jackson allow to expire?
(a) The Second Bank of the United States.
(b) The Bank of the Congress.
(c) The First Bank of the United States.
(d) The Bank of North America.

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

4. Which economic system did Wendell Phillips oppose?
(a) Laissez-faire.
(b) Capitalist.
(c) Mercantile.
(d) Socialist.

5. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?
(a) Based on the model of the Roman Empire.
(b) According to tradition.
(c) To fit man's natural inclinations.
(d) According to the natural order.

6. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?
(a) Everything.
(b) Psycology and social behavior.
(c) Science and Medicine.
(d) Law and politics.

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

8. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?
(a) With blockades.
(b) By refusing to build railroads.
(c) With high tariffs.
(d) With increased federal taxes.

9. According to Hofstadter, what main problem did free slaves face?
(a) Education.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Transportation.

10. 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 is inherently good.
(d) That he must be led to make moral and correct decisions.

11. Which act gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to use slavery as a political issue?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) The Writ Act.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

12. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?
(a) The division of families.
(b) Its morality.
(c) Its legality.
(d) The loss to the economy.

13. Why was John C. Calhoun forced to resign from Andrew Jackson's cabinet?
(a) He opposed Jackson's "Tariff of Abominations."
(b) He slandered Jackson in a speech to the press.
(c) He voiced his opinion of slavery in public.
(d) He embezzled money from the U.S. Treasury.

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

15. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?
(a) By issuing long-term legislation.
(b) He had the heart of the American people.
(c) By appointing five Supreme Court justices.
(d) He placed key men in his sucessor's cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the North?

2. Why were the Founders willing to let selfish men follow their own interests?

3. Who won the presidential election in 1832?

4. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?

5. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?

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