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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Great Contradiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was NOT part of the ideal of liberal capitalism, according to Sellers?
(a) Inherited property rights.
(b) Free, compulsory education.
(c) Self-made men.
(d) Meritocratic and free society.

2. What stance did John Calhoun take after Andrew Jackson was elected?
(a) From pro-slavery to anti-slavery.
(b) From pro-business to pro-regulation.
(c) From regionalism to nationalism.
(d) From nationalism to pro-slavery localism.

3. How does Sellers describe the composition of the democratic field when Andrew Jackson was running for the democratic nomination?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Nationalist.
(c) Xenophobic.
(d) Radical.

4. What did Polk do to American territory during his presidency?
(a) Expand into Oregon.
(b) Settle the mid-west.
(c) Expand into Florida.
(d) Institute national parks.

5. How does Sellers define Waldo Emerson's transcendentalism?
(a) Uniquely American spirituality.
(b) Unitarian sentimentalism.
(c) Anarchic American atheism.
(d) Antinomian rebelliousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What party's decay led to the formation of the Whigs?

2. What does Sellers say the growth of American wealth resulted in?

3. What does Sellers say Mormonism resulted from?

4. What happened to John Calhoun when Andrew Jackson formed his cabinet?

5. What is the side effect of economic stress, according to Sellers?

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