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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. Who brought Thomas Jefferson to power?
(a) Freed slaves.
(b) Capitalist merchants.
(c) Factory owners and investors.
(d) Anti-commercial landowners.

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

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

5. How did the Second Great Awakening affect Jackson's America, according to Sellers?
(a) Wider array of pagan religions.
(b) Harsher penalties for witchcraft.
(c) Stronger Catholicism.
(d) Stronger Protestantism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was James Madison's effect on Thomas Jefferson's pro-land positions?

2. What force does Sellers say created political pressure from the South?

3. When does Sellers date the beginning of the Jacksonian era?

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

5. How does Sellers say Americans reproduced in Jackson's America?

(see the answer key)

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