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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 did South Carolina's stance threaten, in Jackson's eyes?
(a) The Union.
(b) The army.
(c) Peace west of the Appalachians.
(d) Trade with England.

2. Where did DeWitt Clinton come from?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Kentucky.

3. What faction became particularly powerful as a result of Republican policies?
(a) New York commercial interests.
(b) Southern agriculturalists.
(c) Western railroads.
(d) Northern manufacturers.

4. In what case was expansionism restrained?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Into Florida.
(c) Into Canada.
(d) Into Mexico.

5. Why did masturbation have to be restricted, according to Sellers?
(a) It was undemocratic.
(b) It sapped "vital energies."
(c) It debased the market.
(d) It created rebelliousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?

2. What group did northern capitalists exploit, in Sellers's account?

3. What did the Speaker of the House under James Monroe advocate?

4. How does Sellers characterize Jackson?

5. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?

(see the answer key)

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