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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. Which movement advocated a philosophy of natural rights and human equality?

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

3. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

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

5. With what movement is William Lloyd Garrison associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hofstadter consider Wendell Phillips the most effective abolitionist?

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

3. How did the American aristocracy establish their social hierarchy in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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

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

6. What opinion did the Founders have of democracy in general?

7. What was abolitionism?

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

9. What concerns did white laborers have over slavery?

10. Describe Wendell Phillips.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe capitalism. How has capitalism affected the economy of the United States? How are the principles of economic capitalism associated with civil rights as they are outlined in the Constitution?

Essay Topic 2

How has the economy of the United States changed since its inception? What differing economic principles have been implemented throughout the years? What cycle of economic policy is evident in Hosfstadter's book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how war and economic crises have affected American politics and economic policies in the 20th century. What political and social policies have arisen as a direct result of international conflict? How did the Great Depression change the way Americans view their economy? How has a global society affected the economic practices of the United States?

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