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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Ambiguous Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sellers say the religious movement in the 19th century originated?
(a) Nostalgia for nature.
(b) Anger over industrialization.
(c) Nationalist expansion.
(d) Retreat from economic turmoil.

2. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?
(a) Western railroads.
(b) New York commercial interests.
(c) Northern manufacturers.
(d) Southern agriculturalists.

3. Who delivered this result for the northern manufacturers?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) Robert Owen.

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

5. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?
(a) Devalue currency.
(b) Tighten credit.
(c) Regulate markets.
(d) Increase the amount of currency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Great Awakening move away from, according to Sellers?

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

3. What prevented Andrew Jackson's censure?

4. What faction found favor after James Monroe's presidency?

5. Where did reformers look for a model of how society could be?

(see the answer key)

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