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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. What stance did John Calhoun take after Andrew Jackson was elected?
(a) From regionalism to nationalism.
(b) From pro-slavery to anti-slavery.
(c) From nationalism to pro-slavery localism.
(d) From pro-business to pro-regulation.

2. What does Sellers say would be the result of expanding markets?
(a) Distribution of wealth.
(b) Concentration of wealth.
(c) Restricting the creation of wealth.
(d) Proletarian uprisings.

3. What benefited from the emotional effects of economic stress in 1819?
(a) Radical Democrats.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Investors.
(d) Antinomians.

4. How does Sellers say Americans reproduced in Jackson's America?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Steadily.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Deliberately.

5. How does Sellers say James Monroe responded to the expansionism in his government?
(a) Waffling support.
(b) Strong opposition.
(c) Mild trepidations.
(d) Wholehearted enthusiasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did zeal for reform reach the lower classes, in Sellers's account?

2. What was the cause that created regional tensions Jackson and Martin Van Buren had to quell?

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

4. Who does Sellers say found New Light theology too radical?

5. How does Sellers characterize labor in Jackson's America?

(see the answer key)

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