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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. What sphere did NOT change under Jackson, according to Sellers?
(a) Linguistic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Economic.
(d) Political.

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

3. How does Sellers compare James Madison to Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Less business friendly.
(b) More isolationist.
(c) More market-oriented.
(d) More protectionist.

4. What kind of political picture did Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans espouse?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) International socialism.
(c) Technological capitalism.
(d) Agricultural pre-capitalism.

5. Who pressed for the First Bank of the United States?
(a) Southern agriculturalists.
(b) Western railroads.
(c) Northern manufacturers.
(d) New York commercial interests.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Jackson administration end?

2. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?

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

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

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

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