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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Politicians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were people feeling about slavery in the 1810s?
(a) It was on the verge of being outlawed.
(b) Proponents were on the verge of legalizing slavery in western territories.
(c) Slave traders were expecting the trade to expand.
(d) Opposition to it was growing.

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

3. Who succeeded James Monroe in the White House?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

4. What was making the problem of male sexual liberation more difficult, in Sellers's account?
(a) Industrialization.
(b) The breakdown of the family.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Female sexual liberation.

5. What does Sellers say happened when northern manufacturers wanted to restrict imports with tariffs?
(a) The national economy began to fracture.
(b) The religious reforms lost steam.
(c) The nation began to knit together.
(d) Anarchic forces became more powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would normally have prevented economic revolution from changing people's lives?

2. How does Sellers say James Monroe responded to the expansionism in his government?

3. On what topic does Sellers say James Madison agreed with Thomas Jefferson?

4. When did zeal for reform reach the lower classes, in Sellers's account?

5. What did the antinomians believe in?

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