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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. In what case was expansionism restrained?
(a) Into Mexico.
(b) Into Canada.
(c) Into Florida.
(d) Native Americans.

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

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

4. How does Sellers compare James Madison to Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Less business friendly.
(b) More protectionist.
(c) More market-oriented.
(d) More isolationist.

5. Where was Andrew Jackson nominated for President?
(a) Florida.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?

3. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?

4. What led to the expansion of trade routes, according to Sellers?

5. How was the question of slavery's expansion into Missouri cast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was slavery's role in the development of democratic American capitalism?

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

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

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

7. What was the result of America's expansion, in Sellers's account?

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

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

10. Describe the Missouri Compromise.

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