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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Ambiguous Republicanism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would normally have prevented economic revolution from changing people's lives?
(a) The people.
(b) The manufacturers.
(c) Slaves.
(d) The government.

2. What factory work does Sellers say became much more efficient in Jackson's America?
(a) Paper processing.
(b) Cotton processing.
(c) Railroad manufacturing.
(d) Gun production.

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

4. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?
(a) Until the Great War.
(b) Until the Civil War.
(c) Until the present.
(d) Until World War II.

5. What does Sellers say happened to new workers in Jackson's America?
(a) They were sent back to Europe.
(b) They were organized in unions.
(c) They moved west.
(d) They were "deskilled."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Sellers say will subvert democratic sentiment if markets expand?

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

4. Who will suffer with expanding markets?

5. What does Sellers say would be the result of expanding markets?

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