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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. To which phrase in the Declaration of Independence did John C. Calhoun object?

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

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

4. What concern did Northern laborers have about slavery?

5. Why did Wendell Phillips become estranged from William Lloyd Garrison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wendell Phillips criticize capitalism?

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

3. Why did some free states in the West not want freed slaves residing in their states?

4. Why was John C. Calhoun forced to resign as vice-president?

5. How did Abraham Lincoln rise to power?

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

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

8. What is an agrarian lifestyle?

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

10. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe the impact of the Populist movement on the economy of the United States. Which groups of Americans were attracted to the Populist movement and why? What role did social reform play in the Populist platform? What was the economic platform of the Populist movement? What could have caused the demise of the Populist Party?

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