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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 does Sellers describe the composition of the democratic field when Andrew Jackson was running for the democratic nomination?
(a) Xenophobic.
(b) Radical.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Nationalist.

2. What force does Sellers say created political pressure from the South?
(a) Cotton industry.
(b) Elite investors.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Manufacturers.

3. Who were the Bucktails opposed to in New York?
(a) The federal government.
(b) Southern manufacturers.
(c) The democratic elites.
(d) The Republican establishment.

4. What does Sellers say happened to debtors when the economic crashed?
(a) They were left with worthless promissory notes.
(b) They were able to buy land extremely cheap.
(c) They were overwhelmed by depreciating currency.
(d) They lost their fortunes.

5. What was DeWitt Clinton's role in the Republican party?
(a) Populist leader.
(b) Standard-bearer.
(c) Party kingmaker.
(d) Opposition candidate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factory work does Sellers say became much more efficient in Jackson's America?

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

3. How does Sellers characterize Jackson?

4. Who brought Thomas Jefferson to power?

5. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the momentum Thomas Jefferson brought into office?

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

3. What period does Sellers's book cover?

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

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

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

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

8. What was John Quincy Adams's role in the development of American capitalism?

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

10. What was the democratic stance on the money supply, as the Democrats started to come into opposition to the Republicans?

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