Lincoln Quiz

David Herbert Donald

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates? (from Chapters 7-8)

He attacked popular sovereignty.

He attacked the federal government.

He defended popular sovereignty.

He attacked slavery.

2.

What did Lincoln work on after the 1858 election? (from Chapters 9-10)

Building coalitions with other parties.

Unifying the Republican Party.

Defending popular sovereignty.

Defeating slavery in the territories.

3.

What was Lincoln's campaign motto for his re-election campaign? (from Chapters 17-18)

Let the Union be Reunited.

Better not to Switch Horses.

Bringing it Back Together.

No Union with Slavery.

4.

What happened to Lincoln's support at the beginning of the Civil War? (from Chapters 11-12)

It stiffened as the war promised to last a long time.

It came together as people started to realize what the war would require.

It fragmented once the fighting actually started.

It softened with the first Union losses.

5.

What issue does Donald say consumed a great deal of Lincoln's time and drove his politics? (from Chapters 11-12)

Preventing in-fighting in his cabinet.

Supplying Fort Sumter.

Preparing the public for a long war.

Keeping border states loyal.

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