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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. How did liberal Democrats view Republican use of paper currency?
(a) They felt they were creating too conservative a fiscal policy, which would stifle growth.
(b) They felt they were destabilizing the rates for commodities with speculation.
(c) They felt they were gaining an advantage in financial transactions with farmers.
(d) They felt the Republicans were using it to bolster their institutions.

2. What ideology reigned in the National Bank of the U.S.?
(a) National socialism.
(b) National Republicanism.
(c) International mercantilism.
(d) Agriculture democracy.

3. What does Sellers contrast with the Unitarian movement?
(a) The Congregationalist movement.
(b) The antinomian movement.
(c) The revivalist movement.
(d) The abolition movement.

4. Who will suffer with expanding markets?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Manufacturers.
(c) Landowners.
(d) Investors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What step did the Speaker of the House take to expand the American market nationwide?

2. What was the result of Polk's compromise with free-soil Democrats?

3. Where else beside New York did political parties accomplish revolutions?

4. In what case was expansionism restrained?

5. Who does Sellers say found New Light theology too radical?

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