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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Millenial Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophy informs Sellers's chapter on the Second Great Awakening?
(a) Philosophical view of religion as meaning-making.
(b) Nietzsche an concept of morality as the product of class interest.
(c) Marxist concept of religion as a reaction to social trends.
(d) Historical view of religion as an institution among institutions.

2. How was the crisis that came from South Carolina's stance averted, according to Sellers?
(a) The military was called in.
(b) The Constitution was amended.
(c) Slavery was allowed to move into western territories.
(d) Tariffs were reduced.

3. How did Andrew Jackson change his stance with regard to the Indian removal issue in Georgia?
(a) He insisted on federal coordination of policies.
(b) He insisted on the federal government's primacy.
(c) He backed states' rights.
(d) He allowed the military to act on its own.

4. What does Sellers contrast with the Unitarian movement?
(a) The abolition movement.
(b) The antinomian movement.
(c) The Congregationalist movement.
(d) The revivalist movement.

5. How did liberal Democrats view Republican use of paper currency?
(a) They felt the Republicans were using it to bolster their institutions.
(b) They felt they were creating too conservative a fiscal policy, which would stifle growth.
(c) They felt they were destabilizing the rates for commodities with speculation.
(d) They felt they were gaining an advantage in financial transactions with farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Supreme Court say with regard to Jackson's policy about the Indians in Georgia?

2. What was John Taylor's role in the reforms of 1810?

3. What did South Carolina argue it could do?

4. Who does Sellers say found New Light theology too radical?

5. What is the first event of 1810 Sellers describes?

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