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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1840s, Lincoln helped represent a slave owner whose slave and four children claimed to be free when the owner transported them from where into Illinois?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Kentucky.

2. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1780.

3. When was "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" selected as the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, Lincoln Prize and the Bancroft Prize?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1998.

4. In what year did Lincoln deliver a speech against the current president, criticizing his policy regarding Mexico and the struggle that was taking place between the United States and Mexico?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1833.

5. What political party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the contemporary U.S. political spectrum?
(a) The Tea Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Abraham Lincoln feel about his father, according to the author?

2. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?

3. In what state was James K. Polk born?

4. Who was the 13th President of the United States?

5. When was John C. Fremont born?

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