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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the recolonization society want Abraham Lincoln to do?

2. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?

3. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?

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

5. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

2. Why did Thomas Jefferson like Locke's political theory?

3. Why did the Populists see the Bank of America as an undemocratic institution?

4. Describe Wendell Phillips.

5. How did the Bank of America contribute to Andrew Jackson's rise to power?

6. What is an agrarian lifestyle?

7. What was abolitionism?

8. Why did Wendell Phillips criticize capitalism?

9. Why does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun to Karl Marx?

10. What is "wage slavery?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What social reforms are credited to Thomas Jefferson? How did Jefferson's personal life affect his social policies? How did Jefferson's social philosophies affect his national policies as President?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the meaning of the phrase "civil liberties." What civil liberties did the Founders wish for all American citizens to have? How does the Constitution affect the civil liberties of American citizens? Which groups of Americans were not initially guaranteed all civil liberties as described by the Constitution and when did they receive those liberties?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did the Gilded Age have on the growth of the United States? How did the United States expand during this era and how did that expansion affect the economy? What social concerns rose during the Gilded Age and how were they addressed by America's leadership?

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