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

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

3. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?
(a) Urbanization.
(b) Free markets.
(c) Expansionism.
(d) Strong central government.

4. Who revolted against the New York Republican power structure?
(a) Martin Van Buren.
(b) John Taylor.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) Henry Clay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were the Bucktails opposed to in New York?

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

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

5. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?

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