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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. Who followed Andrew Jackson as President?
(a) Martin Van Buren.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Biddle.

2. What was the problem with slavery, in terms of liberal capitalist ideology?
(a) Slaves were producers but not consumers, which limited markets.
(b) Slaves were not literate.
(c) Slaves' religion was still essentially tribal superstition.
(d) The ideology could not apply to slaves.

3. What did the Bucktails accomplish in their revolt in New York?
(a) A democratically managed party.
(b) Relief from federally mandated tariffs.
(c) Reforms on the Supreme Court.
(d) A more radical party.

4. What does Sellers say the growth of American wealth resulted in?
(a) America as an agricultural nation.
(b) America as a technological leader.
(c) America as a business-friendly government.
(d) America as a world power.

5. What was Jackson's belief about markets?
(a) They needed heavy regulation by the government.
(b) They tended to increase class inequality.
(c) They would regulate themselves.
(d) They needed a strong central bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became Speaker of the House under James Monroe?

2. How does Sellers describe America at the beginning of the Jacksonian era?

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

4. What step did the Treasury Department take after the economy started to react to the abolition of the Federal Bank?

5. How did the Second Great Awakening affect Jackson's America, according to Sellers?

(see the answer key)

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