1. In the wake of the Dred Scot decision, President Buchanan declared that slavery existed in all states under the Constitution and tried to bring what state in as a slave state?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Kentucky.

2. What is Latin for a statement "said in passing"?
(a) Obiter dictum.
(b) Salovar dictum.
(c) Reiter dictum.
(d) Umber dictum.

3. 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) 1848.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1795.

4. Where was James Buchanan born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

5. When did Lincoln publish his Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) January 1, 1863.
(b) June 14, 1864.
(c) January 1, 1862.
(d) July 12, 1863.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was named in the Emancipation Proclamation, but exemptions were specified for the 48 counties then in the process of forming a new state?

2. When was the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, founded?

3. As they campaigned for the Senate in 1858, Lincoln and his supporters decided to invite who to debate the issues?

4. Who founded the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator?

5. The Constitutional Union Party was made up primarily of former members of what political party?

(see the answer key)

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