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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the presidential election in 1828?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) William Crawford.

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

3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?
(a) New slaves from being brought into America.
(b) Slavery outside the South.
(c) Owners from reclaiming their slaves from the North.
(d) Slavery in the South.

4. Where did the recolonization society want to send African-Americans?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Liberia.

5. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the North?
(a) As a bourgeois but moral society.
(b) As a playground for greedy capitalists.
(c) As a feudal civilization.
(d) As the bulwark of modern society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did most members of the abolitionist movement have difficulty convincing people to support the end of slavery?

2. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?

3. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Abraham Lincoln rise to power?

2. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?

3. Why did John C. Calhoun object to having the phrase "all men are created equal" in the Constitution?

4. Why didn't the Founders want to establish a monarchy?

5. What opinion did the Founders have about human nature?

6. Describe Wendell Phillips.

7. Which citizens did the Founders originally intend to give the most power and why?

8. What was John C. Calhoun's philosophy on slavery?

9. What was abolitionism?

10. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would be enforced long after he left office?

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