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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 Lincoln beginning to be known for after years of traveling the court circuit?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Caginess.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Ambition.

2. What condition did Lincoln propose to impose on states that wanted to rejoin the union?
(a) State governments had to be run by men who had taken an oath of loyalty to the country.
(b) Governors had to be appointed by Lincoln himself.
(c) States had to free their slaves and demonstrate integration of black and white cultures.
(d) States had to renounce their secession and repay the North for their war costs.

3. What obstacle did Lincoln face in moving troops from north to south?
(a) Inconsistent rail service.
(b) Lack of funds.
(c) Pro-South citizens in Maryland.
(d) Railroad saboteurs.

4. What prospect was beginning to open for Lincoln as he entered the third year of the war?
(a) Life-long appointment.
(b) Imperial power.
(c) Abdication.
(d) Reelection.

5. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?
(a) Raising money.
(b) Mobilizing the free states.
(c) Dealing with European states.
(d) Raising an army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's campaign motto for his re-election campaign?

2. Who was the President when Lincoln served in the Senate?

3. How did Congress handle the crisis with the British?

4. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?

5. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?

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