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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?
(a) Mostly settled territory.
(b) Mostly agricultural territory.
(c) Mostly open territory.
(d) Mostly Eastern seaboard territory.

2. Which group was on the decline by the time Monroe became president?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Manufacturers.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Investors.

3. What kinds of positions does Sellers say became more rare in Jackson's America?
(a) Management positions.
(b) Unskilled labor positions.
(c) Mercantile positions.
(d) Apprenticeship positions.

4. What step did the Speaker of the House take to expand the American market nationwide?
(a) Incentives for railroad developers.
(b) Light tariffs on imported goods.
(c) Tighten immigration restrictions.
(d) Subsidies for the heartland.

5. What factory work does Sellers say became much more efficient in Jackson's America?
(a) Paper processing.
(b) Gun production.
(c) Cotton processing.
(d) Railroad manufacturing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sellers say the Republican pro-market forces counteracted anti-market forces?

2. What kind of political picture did Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans espouse?

3. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?

4. Who pressed for the First Bank of the United States?

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

(see the answer key)

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