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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Hard Times, Hard Feelings, Hard Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did consumerism change as a result of the financial crash?
(a) Focus on sheer survival.
(b) Focus on imports.
(c) Focus on home-made crafts.
(d) Focus on cheap goods.

3. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) James Monroe.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) John Adams.

4. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?
(a) Regulate markets.
(b) Increase the amount of currency.
(c) Tighten credit.
(d) Devalue currency.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what case was expansionism restrained?

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

4. Who became Speaker of the House under James Monroe?

5. Which interests did the Speaker of the House want to strength?

(see the answer key)

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