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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. On what topic does Sellers say James Madison agreed with Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Free trade.
(b) Tariffs.
(c) Expansionism.
(d) Isolationism.

2. How does Sellers say the Republican pro-market forces counteracted anti-market forces?
(a) By getting them to support Republicans.
(b) By rigging elections against their candidates.
(c) By making compromises with them.
(d) By buying or suppressing their votes.

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

4. Who will suffer with expanding markets?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Manufacturers.
(c) Investors.
(d) Landowners.

5. What does Sellers say the original economic conflict took place between in America?
(a) Indigene and immigrant.
(b) Farmer and manufacturer.
(c) Market and currency.
(d) Land and market.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?

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

4. What sphere did NOT change under Jackson, according to Sellers?

5. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?

(see the answer key)

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