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

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

3. How does Sellers describe America at the beginning of the Jacksonian era?
(a) Growth of corporations with cheap labor.
(b) Powerful landholders controlled cheap labor.
(c) Equilibrium between landholders and workers.
(d) Exploitation of workers by corporations.

4. What was James Madison's effect on Thomas Jefferson's pro-land positions?
(a) Tempered them with markets.
(b) Protected them with regulations.
(c) Exacerbated them with tariffs.
(d) Expanded them with incentives.

5. According to Sellers, what changed the cost of labor, in Jackson's America?
(a) Democratization.
(b) Territorial expansion.
(c) Population explosion.
(d) Militarization.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What led to the expansion of trade routes, according to Sellers?

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

4. What does Sellers say Thomas Jefferson's Republicanism emphasizes?

5. What kind of political picture did Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans espouse?

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