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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
(a) He defended popular sovereignty.
(b) He attacked slavery.
(c) He attacked popular sovereignty.
(d) He attacked the federal government.

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

3. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.
(a) Fiery.
(b) Genial.
(c) Subservient.
(d) Subdued.

4. Who was the initial favorite for the nomination for President in the 1860 race?
(a) Seward.
(b) Fillmore.
(c) Hamlin.
(d) Lincoln.

5. Why did Lincoln not free all slaves early in the Civil War?
(a) He thought it would give the South more support from abroad.
(b) He thought it would let the South play the role of victim.
(c) He did not want the war to be a referendum on slavery.
(d) He did not have the authority to enforce such a proclamation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Lincoln offered when he left Washington, DC.?

2. Why did Lincoln replace General Burnside?

3. How did Lincoln handle the question of emancipating the slaves?

4. What was the new name of the Republican Party?

5. What effect did slavery have on politics in the 1850s?

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