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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. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?
(a) Reducing the power of the legislature.
(b) Protecting corporations.
(c) Striking down state laws.
(d) Protecting individuals.

2. Where else beside New York did political parties accomplish revolutions?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Virginia.

3. Which group was on the decline by the time Monroe became president?
(a) Manufacturers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Investors.
(d) Merchants.

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

5. What force does Sellers say created political pressure from the South?
(a) Railroads.
(b) Cotton industry.
(c) Manufacturers.
(d) Elite investors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would normally have prevented economic revolution from changing people's lives?

2. What kind of political picture did Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans espouse?

3. How did the Second Great Awakening affect Jackson's America, according to Sellers?

4. When did the Jackson administration end?

5. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?

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