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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Crisis of 1819.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brought Thomas Jefferson to power?
(a) Capitalist merchants.
(b) Freed slaves.
(c) Factory owners and investors.
(d) Anti-commercial landowners.

2. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?
(a) Fostered the organization of corporations.
(b) Distributed profits.
(c) Prevented the consolidation of profits.
(d) Prevented organization of corporations.

3. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) John Adams.

4. What was DeWitt Clinton's role in the Republican party?
(a) Populist leader.
(b) Opposition candidate.
(c) Standard-bearer.
(d) Party kingmaker.

5. What kinds of positions does Sellers say became more rare in Jackson's America?
(a) Mercantile positions.
(b) Apprenticeship positions.
(c) Management positions.
(d) Unskilled labor positions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sellers blame for the sense that things needed to be reformed?

2. What was James Madison's effect on Thomas Jefferson's pro-land positions?

3. On what topic does Sellers say James Madison agreed with Thomas Jefferson?

4. What resulted from the changes that took place under Jackson?

5. How does Sellers say Americans reproduced in Jackson's America?

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