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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?
(a) His first wife died.
(b) His mother died.
(c) He got married.
(d) His father died.

3. What happened to complicate U.S. relations with Britain?
(a) British merchants wanted to help the Confederacy.
(b) Two Confederate officers were seized from a British ship.
(c) British aid was intercepted by the South.
(d) Some northerners wanted to help the South through the British.

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

5. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Cronyism.
(d) Starting a war illegally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the 10% plan?

2. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.

3. How did the Civil War progress after initial Union losses?

4. Why did Lincoln not free all slaves early in the Civil War?

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

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