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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the public sentiment about the Civil War at the beginning?
(a) They thought that it would be a protracted and bloody war.
(b) People thought the South would be beaten quickly.
(c) They thought the South would break away quickly.
(d) They thought that France or Spain would take advantage of the war to assert territorial claims in the Americas.

2. Why did Lincoln not free all slaves early in the Civil War?
(a) He did not have the authority to enforce such a proclamation.
(b) He thought it would let the South play the role of victim.
(c) He thought it would give the South more support from abroad.
(d) He did not want the war to be a referendum on slavery.

3. What was the new name of the Republican Party?
(a) The Unity Party.
(b) The Reunited Party.
(c) The American Party.
(d) The Union Party.

4. What position was Lincoln offered when he left Washington, DC.?
(a) Governor of Oregon.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Director of the Federal Land Office.
(d) Governor of Illinois.

5. About what did Lincoln speak out against as a Representative?
(a) The continuation of the Monroe Doctrine.
(b) The beginnings of the Mexican War.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) The dislocation of the Cherokee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

2. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?

3. Describe Lincoln's two children.

4. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?

5. What turned public opinion in favor of Lincoln?

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