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

2. How does Sellers say Americans reproduced in Jackson's America?
(a) Deliberately.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Steadily.

3. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?
(a) Fostered the organization of corporations.
(b) Prevented organization of corporations.
(c) Prevented the consolidation of profits.
(d) Distributed profits.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did the Jackson administration end?

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

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

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