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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 does Sellers say Thomas Jefferson's Republicanism emphasizes?
(a) Free trade.
(b) Isolationism.
(c) Engagement.
(d) Equal distribution of wealth.

2. When does Sellers date the beginning of the Jacksonian era?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1832.

3. When did the Jackson administration end?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1848.

4. What force does Sellers say created political pressure from the South?
(a) Elite investors.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Cotton industry.
(d) Manufacturers.

5. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?
(a) Western railroads.
(b) New York commercial interests.
(c) Northern manufacturers.
(d) Southern agriculturalists.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who felt threatened by the market revolution, according to Sellers?

5. How does Sellers compare James Madison to Thomas Jefferson?

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