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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. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?
(a) Mostly settled territory.
(b) Mostly Eastern seaboard territory.
(c) Mostly open territory.
(d) Mostly agricultural territory.

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

3. Who succeeded James Monroe in the White House?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) James Madison.

4. How does Sellers compare James Madison to Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Less business friendly.
(b) More protectionist.
(c) More isolationist.
(d) More market-oriented.

5. Who revolted against the New York Republican power structure?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) John Taylor.
(d) Martin Van Buren.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pressed for the First Bank of the United States?

3. Who felt threatened by the market revolution, according to Sellers?

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

5. What did the Supreme Court effectively decide, which helped expansionism?

(see the answer key)

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