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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?
(a) Because of slavery.
(b) Because of state's rights.
(c) Because of international policies.
(d) Because of the gold standard.

2. How does Donald describe Lincoln's political support for the Whig Presidential candidate?
(a) Calculating.
(b) Lackluster.
(c) Impassioned.
(d) Inspired.

3. What did Lincoln work on after the 1858 election?
(a) Defeating slavery in the territories.
(b) Building coalitions with other parties.
(c) Unifying the Republican Party.
(d) Defending popular sovereignty.

4. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?
(a) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).
(c) A house divided against itself cannot stand.
(d) All for one and one for all.

5. What was Lincoln's relationship with McClellan through 1862?
(a) McClellan was incompetent but blamed his failures on Lincoln.
(b) Lincoln gave McClellan mixed messages about winning the war but being easy on the South.
(c) McClellan followed Lincoln's orders, but not always with success.
(d) McClellan would not follow Lincoln's orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?

2. What was Lincoln's policy between the election in 1860 and his inauguration in 1861?

3. How did Lincoln appease abolitionist forces in the North during the Civil War?

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with Joshua Speed.

5. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?

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