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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 view the culture of the North?

2. How did the Founders feel about democracy?

3. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in Andrew Jackson's cabinet?

4. From which ancient philosophers did the Founders draw ideas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Andrew Jackson support the growth of capitalism in the United States?

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

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. What was abolitionism?

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

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

8. How did Thomas Jefferson's foreign policies affect his career?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive movement affect the economic and social climate of the early 20th century? How did the Progressive movement affect the American industry? What effect did Roosevelt's political policies have on the moral climate of the United States?

Essay Topic 3

How did aggressive land speculation lead to the threat of economic instability in the early 19th century? What role did the Bank of the United States play in this event? How did Andrew Jackson use this situation to his political and financial advantage?

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