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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. How did Wendell Phillips place himself in danger?

2. According to John C. Calhoun, what was the safest way for blacks and whites to interact?

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

4. How does Hofstadter describe John C. Calhoun's economic philosophies?

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in South Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Abraham Lincoln initiate war without ordering the Union Army to attack?

2. What interests did Thomas Jefferson's political party seek to protect?

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

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

5. How did Abraham Lincoln rise to power?

6. What concerns did white laborers have over slavery?

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

8. Whom did Thomas Jefferson believe should have the most say in the government?

9. What is an agrarian lifestyle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did John C. Calhoun play in the development of American political practices? Describe Calhoun's theoretic plans for the electoral process and administration of laws and government policies. What dangers were inherent in Calhoun's ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the philosophies and events that affected Abraham Lincoln's attitude towards slavery. According to Hofstadter, what issues were important to Lincoln? Why did Lincoln participate in a recolonization society? What prompted Lincoln to finally issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Essay Topic 3

What is "wage slavery" and how did it affect Americans in the 19th century? How did wage slavery differ from the slavery endured by many African-Americans at that time? What strategies were developed to end wage slavery?

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