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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. How did the Republicans plan to stay in power, according to Sellers?
(a) By pitting the farmers and planters against each other.
(b) By setting the people against the elite bankers.
(c) By uniting farmers and planters.
(d) By promising to raise tariffs.

2. Who became Speaker of the House under James Monroe?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Henry Clay.

3. How were people feeling about slavery in the 1810s?
(a) Proponents were on the verge of legalizing slavery in western territories.
(b) It was on the verge of being outlawed.
(c) Opposition to it was growing.
(d) Slave traders were expecting the trade to expand.

4. What does Sellers say happened to farmers during the economic crash?
(a) They could not afford the costs of raising their crops.
(b) They had to pay cash wages for labor they used to get simply for room and board.
(c) They sold their farms and moved their families to the cities.
(d) They lost money in speculation and were sucked into the market.

5. What kinds of positions does Sellers say became more rare in Jackson's America?
(a) Unskilled labor positions.
(b) Apprenticeship positions.
(c) Management positions.
(d) Mercantile positions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sellers say Jackson came to be sympathetic with after the Panic of 1819?

2. Which group was on the decline by the time Monroe became president?

3. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?

4. How does Sellers characterize the ethic Jackson got from his family?

5. What did the Bucktails accomplish in their revolt in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sellers say about the spread of religion after the collapse of the market?

3. What was the Supreme Court's role in the development of American capitalism?

4. Why was a paper money economy proposed, and what was its effect on American culture?

5. What historical developments disturbed the equality between Madisonian and Jeffersonian forces?

6. What was the difference between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

7. What was Henry Clay's role in the development of American capitalism?

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

9. Describe the outcome of the election of 1824.

10. What changes affected American society in the 1810s and 20s?

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