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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 industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?
(a) Exporters.
(b) Cattlemen.
(c) Railroad.
(d) Farmers.

2. Describe the relationship between Lincoln's wife and his business partner.
(a) Hostile.
(b) Polite.
(c) Intimate.
(d) Amicable.

3. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The telegraph.
(c) The steam engine
(d) The automobile.

4. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?
(a) Slave states.
(b) Mid-Atlantic states.
(c) Free states.
(d) Border states.

5. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Worked in the Federal Land Office.
(b) Campaigned for reelection.
(c) Returned to his law practice.
(d) Acted as Governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln beginning to be known for after years of traveling the court circuit?

2. How did Lincoln announce his desire for the Presidential nomination?

3. Who was the general in charge of Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War?

4. What impressed Lincoln enough that he appointed Grant to control Union forces against the South?

5. What happened to Lincoln's support at the beginning of the Civil War?

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