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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Ethos vs. Eros.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What step did the Speaker of the House take to expand the American market nationwide?
(a) Light tariffs on imported goods.
(b) Incentives for railroad developers.
(c) Tighten immigration restrictions.
(d) Subsidies for the heartland.

2. What was James Madison's effect on Thomas Jefferson's pro-land positions?
(a) Tempered them with markets.
(b) Protected them with regulations.
(c) Expanded them with incentives.
(d) Exacerbated them with tariffs.

3. What does Sellers say happened to farmers during the economic crash?
(a) They lost money in speculation and were sucked into the market.
(b) They had to pay cash wages for labor they used to get simply for room and board.
(c) They sold their farms and moved their families to the cities.
(d) They could not afford the costs of raising their crops.

4. What did the Speaker of the House under James Monroe advocate?
(a) Free trade.
(b) Tariffs.
(c) Regulation.
(d) Tight credit supply.

5. Who would normally have prevented economic revolution from changing people's lives?
(a) The government.
(b) The manufacturers.
(c) The people.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Andrew Jackson defeat for the democratic nomination?

2. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?

3. What is the only way to cope the with economic stress of the market, according to Sellers?

4. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?

5. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?

(see the answer key)

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