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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 group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson distrust the most?

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

3. What was Wendell Phillips's main goal?

4. Which groups of people did the Southwesterners wish to give voting rights?

5. How did the Founders feel about democracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What social reforms did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?

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

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

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

8. According to Hofstadter, what was Abraham Lincoln's philosophy on slavery?

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

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

Describe the impact of the free silver movement on the economy of the United States. Why did the differing economic and political factions wish for different standards? What factors led to the choice of the gold standard?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the legal concerns Lincoln had about initiating the Civil War. What economic concerns did Lincoln have to consider before declaring war on the South? How and why did Lincoln force the first battle without actually commanding Union troops to attack?

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