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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 did South Carolina argue it could do?
(a) Negotiate treaties.
(b) Nullify federal laws.
(c) Keep its own army.
(d) Determine its own tariffs.

2. How were people feeling about slavery in the 1810s?
(a) Opposition to it was growing.
(b) Slave traders were expecting the trade to expand.
(c) Proponents were on the verge of legalizing slavery in western territories.
(d) It was on the verge of being outlawed.

3. What was the cause that created regional tensions Jackson and Martin Van Buren had to quell?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Ending the international slave trade.
(c) The Tariff of Abominations.
(d) Whiskey rebellion.

4. What did the Supreme Court say with regard to Jackson's policy about the Indians in Georgia?
(a) They said the Indians were U.S. citizens.
(b) They said the Indians had to be removed.
(c) They said federal law prevailed.
(d) They gave Georgia freedom to deal with the Indians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was NOT a problem Andrew Jackson saw in the National Bank?

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

3. What stance did John Calhoun take after Andrew Jackson was elected?

4. What was Jackson's belief about markets?

5. What was DeWitt Clinton's role in the Republican party?

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