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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what class was Andrew Jackson associated?
(a) The working class.
(b) The laborers.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) The middle class.

2. What was the Constitution based upon?
(a) European tradition mixed with revolutionary philosophy.
(b) Fragments of English political philosophy.
(c) Experience and observation.
(d) Greek and Roman political philosophy.

3. How does Hofstadter describe Wendell Phillips's political affiliation?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Republican.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Democratic.

4. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?
(a) By organizing non-violent protests.
(b) Through reform legislature.
(c) By disestablishing the Anglican Church.
(d) By implementing the Freedom of Religion Act.

5. How did Wendell Phillips place himself in danger?
(a) He endorsed violent protests.
(b) He argued publicly with slave auctioneers.
(c) He hid runaway slaves on his own property.
(d) He was constantly followed by mobs.

6. Who won the presidential election in 1824?
(a) William Crawford.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

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

9. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?
(a) Interstate rivalries.
(b) Class change.
(c) Competition.
(d) Land acquisition.

10. With what movement is Wendell Phillips associated?
(a) The democratic movement.
(b) The abolitionist movement.
(c) The socialist movement.
(d) The progressive movement.

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

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

13. With what political party was Thomas Jefferson associated?
(a) The Whigs.
(b) The Democratic-Republicans.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Progressive Party.

14. According to the Founders, which group of people should have the most say in the government?
(a) Men over the age of 21.
(b) The Congress.
(c) Land owners.
(d) Legislators.

15. Who are the Founding Fathers?
(a) A group of men who created the Constitution.
(b) The original 13 represenatives for the United States.
(c) The original members of the Plymouth colony.
(d) A group of ministers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?

2. What did the Founders believe about man?

3. How does Hofstadter describe Abraham Lincoln's concern over the issue of slavery in America?

4. What type of balance were the Founders attempting to create?

5. How does Hofstadter describe Andrew Jackson's economic policies?

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