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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 families change in the economic hard times?
(a) Families split apart more frequently.
(b) Families grew more quickly.
(c) Families did not grow as quickly.
(d) Families had to sell children as indentured servants.

2. What did the Supreme Court effectively decide, which helped expansionism?
(a) States rights.
(b) Federal supremacy over the states.
(c) Institutionalization of laissez-faire capitalism.
(d) Unconstitutionality of regulation.

3. What did John Calhoun support?
(a) Infrastructural expansion.
(b) Equal distribution of wealth.
(c) Free trade.
(d) States' rights.

4. What does Sellers say happened to debtors when the economic crashed?
(a) They were overwhelmed by depreciating currency.
(b) They were able to buy land extremely cheap.
(c) They were left with worthless promissory notes.
(d) They lost their fortunes.

5. What prevented Andrew Jackson's censure?
(a) His distance from Washington D.C.
(b) His losses in Missouri.
(c) His success in Florida.
(d) His popularity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the liberal capitalist morality like, which Sellers says was offended?

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

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

4. How did the Second Great Awakening affect Jackson's America, according to Sellers?

5. Who brought Thomas Jefferson to power?

(see the answer key)

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