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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 felt threatened by the market revolution, according to Sellers?
(a) Large landholders.
(b) Investors.
(c) Commercial groups.
(d) Big merchants.

2. When does Sellers date the beginning of the Jacksonian era?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1832.

3. What led to the expansion of trade routes, according to Sellers?
(a) Fewer pirates.
(b) Larger markets.
(c) Improved ships.
(d) Faster production times.

4. How does Sellers describe the Republicanism of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?
(a) Extreme.
(b) Committed.
(c) Literate.
(d) Ambiguous.

5. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?
(a) Strong central government.
(b) Expansionism.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Free markets.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Sellers say the Republican pro-market forces counteracted anti-market forces?

4. According to Sellers, what changed the cost of labor, in Jackson's America?

5. How does Sellers describe America at the beginning of the Jacksonian era?

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