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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sellers say happened to new workers in Jackson's America?
(a) They were organized in unions.
(b) They were "deskilled."
(c) They moved west.
(d) They were sent back to Europe.

2. What sphere did NOT change under Jackson, according to Sellers?
(a) Economic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Political.
(d) Linguistic.

3. How did the Republicans plan to stay in power, according to Sellers?
(a) By pitting the farmers and planters against each other.
(b) By promising to raise tariffs.
(c) By uniting farmers and planters.
(d) By setting the people against the elite bankers.

4. Who gained power during the economic crash?
(a) Radical Republicans.
(b) Conservative Republicans.
(c) Moderate Democrats.
(d) Radical Democrats.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What led to the expansion of trade routes, according to Sellers?

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

3. When does Sellers date the beginning of the Jacksonian era?

4. What ideology reigned in the National Bank of the U.S.?

5. What factory work does Sellers say became much more efficient in Jackson's America?

(see the answer key)

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