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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. What stance did John Calhoun take after Andrew Jackson was elected?
(a) From pro-slavery to anti-slavery.
(b) From pro-business to pro-regulation.
(c) From nationalism to pro-slavery localism.
(d) From regionalism to nationalism.

2. What happened that workers began to unionize in the north?
(a) Wages did not rise as fast as capitalists' fortunes.
(b) Immigrants threatened to provide cheaper labor.
(c) Tariffs lowered the costs of production, driving wages down.
(d) Working conditions declined.

3. What did the Moderate Light forces urge in the 1830s?
(a) Resolution of labor conflicts.
(b) Abolition.
(c) Cultural imperialism.
(d) Isolationism.

4. What avenue did the Moderate Light use for pushing its agenda?
(a) Abolition organizations.
(b) Expansionist military policies.
(c) Public school reform.
(d) Church organizations.

5. What was the purpose of Biddle's action?
(a) To make a lot of money for his investor friends.
(b) To send the economy into a tailspin.
(c) To boost the economy before elections.
(d) To spur industrial activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did South Carolina argue it could do?

2. What was the major issue that raised tensions in advance of the 1828 election?

3. What happened to John Calhoun when Andrew Jackson formed his cabinet?

4. Where does Sellers situate Jonathan Edwards and Samuel Hopkins?

5. What does Sellers say Mormonism resulted from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jackson's plan for bringing stability to the economy?

2. What were the main parties reforming American religion, in Sellers's account?

3. What were women's roles in the religious transformation of American culture?

4. Describe the formation of Jackson's cabinet.

5. What was the result of the abolition of the Federal Bank?

6. What coalition formed to bring Jackson into power?

7. What role does Sellers say racism played in the development of capitalism in the first half of the 19th century?

8. How did a particular movement ignite the mass democratic sentiment in 1828, according to Sellers?

9. What steps did Bank Chairman Biddle take to prevail against Andrew Jackson?

10. What was the states' rights issue in Georgia, and how was it resolved?

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