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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What avenue did the Moderate Light use for pushing its agenda?

2. Why did pre-marital sex have to be restricted?

3. How did Southerners see labor, according to Sellers?

4. Where did democratic sentiment exist in the south, in Sellers's account?

5. What was the purpose of Biddle's action?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sellers say was a factor that exacerbated male sexuality in the 1820s and 30s?

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

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

4. What did the Second Great Awakening reform in addition to sex?

5. What was Jonathan Edwards's role in the reformation of Christianity in America?

6. How did the Republican party change after the "democratic thrashing" in 1828?

7. What does Sellers say caused the religious transformation of the early 1800s in America?

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

9. What balance does Sellers describe the country having struck during Jackson's administration?

10. What is Sellers's argument about the role of sex in capitalism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of history is The Market Revolution? What are the rules for this kind of history, and how does it differ from other kinds of history? Describe Sellers's temperament and values as a historian.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the contributions that came from states-rights factions during the market revolution. Did they make America a better place, or did they enslave it to entrenched local powers and unethical traditions like slavery?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the value of a central federal bank, as evidenced by the events Sellers describes in The Market Revolution. What are the advantages and disadvantages? Would you argue in favor of or against a Federal Bank?

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