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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Ambiguous Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did things change for political elites, according to Sellers?
(a) They faced new regulations.
(b) Their property was nationalized.
(c) They were pilloried.
(d) They paid higher taxes.

2. When did the Jackson administration end?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1833.

3. What does Sellers say the original economic conflict took place between in America?
(a) Market and currency.
(b) Farmer and manufacturer.
(c) Indigene and immigrant.
(d) Land and market.

4. How does Sellers characterize Jackson?
(a) Devoted regionalist.
(b) Ardent nationalist.
(c) Anti-intellectual rabble-rouser.
(d) Conservative bureaucrat.

5. Who did the public feel hostility toward, according to Sellers?
(a) Elites.
(b) Foreigners.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who revolted against the New York Republican power structure?

3. Which of these was NOT a problem Andrew Jackson saw in the National Bank?

4. What philosophy informs Sellers's chapter on the Second Great Awakening?

5. Who does Sellers say will subvert democratic sentiment if markets expand?

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