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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sellers say Jackson came to be sympathetic with after the Panic of 1819?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Radical Democrats.
(c) Regionalists.
(d) Slave owners.

2. To what does Sellers attribute the rise in democratic sentiment?
(a) The people's desire for stability.
(b) The people's desire for cheaper goods.
(c) The people's desire for western expansion.
(d) The people's desire for peace.

3. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?
(a) Until World War II.
(b) Until the Great War.
(c) Until the Civil War.
(d) Until the present.

4. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?
(a) Prevented organization of corporations.
(b) Distributed profits.
(c) Fostered the organization of corporations.
(d) Prevented the consolidation of profits.

5. How does Sellers say the Republican pro-market forces counteracted anti-market forces?
(a) By rigging elections against their candidates.
(b) By buying or suppressing their votes.
(c) By making compromises with them.
(d) By getting them to support Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sellers say the original economic conflict took place between in America?

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

3. Whom did Andrew Jackson oppose in battle?

4. How did things change for political elites, according to Sellers?

5. Whom did James Monroe replace in the White House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were conditions like at the beginning of the period Sellers covers?

2. What came out of the period Sellers covers?

3. What role did religion play in the transformation of American culture, in Sellers's account?

4. What was the vision toward which new Democrats wanted to take the country?

5. What happened to debtors when the economy crashed, in Sellers's account?

6. Where else beside New York did democratic opposition to Republicans succeed?

7. What was Martin Van Buren's importance in opposing the Republican party?

8. What was the Republican strategy for the election of 1824?

9. What was James Monroe's role in the development of American capitalism?

10. How did elites create a favorable environment for themselves, in Sellers's account?

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