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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln complete his journey from Springfield to Washington, DC?
(a) With unprecedented security.
(b) At night in disguise.
(c) With great fanfare.
(d) Amid Republican Party infighting.

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

3. Why did Lincoln ultimately appoint Halleck as General-in-Chief?
(a) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.
(b) He was more aggressive than McClellan was.
(c) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.
(d) He was willing to punish the Southern slaveholders.

4. What effect did slavery have on politics in the 1850s?
(a) It divided people within political parties into fractious groups.
(b) It confused the issues of popular sovereignty and federal authority.
(c) It muddied the issue of Indian removal.
(d) It brought people of different political parties together.

5. Where did Lincoln's law clients come from?
(a) His hometown.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Local towns in Illinois.
(d) Vandalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his advisers.

2. What was Lincoln's relationship with McClellan through 1862?

3. What position did Stephen Douglas hold when Lincoln returned to politics?

4. When did Lincoln present the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet?

5. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?

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