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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 tragedy did Lincoln suffer early in the Civil War?
(a) His son died.
(b) His mother died.
(c) His father died.
(d) His wife died.

2. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?
(a) He was nominated for mayor there.
(b) He lived there while he went to school.
(c) By accident.
(d) He married there.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Lincoln give to William Seward?

2. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?

3. Describe Lincoln's military career.

4. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?

5. Why were the western states unhappy with the Civil War?

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