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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were things going for the Union in 1862?
(a) Successes were mixed with setbacks.
(b) Things were proceeding well.
(c) Things were not going well.
(d) The situation was chaotic, and it was hard to say how things were.

2. What terms did Lincoln offer to the parties Greeley claimed to represent?
(a) Free passage if they made an oath of loyalty to the Union.
(b) Free passage if they averred the integrity of the Union and the abandonment of slavery.
(c) Return of habeas corpus for those who had been dispossessed.
(d) Exemption from reparations for those who gave 10% of their income to ex-slaves.

3. In what war had the 1848 Whig party candidate served?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The Mexican War.
(d) The Indian Wars.

4. What was the new name of the Republican Party?
(a) The Union Party.
(b) The Unity Party.
(c) The American Party.
(d) The Reunited Party.

5. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Increasing federal oversight of land speculation.
(b) Lowering taxes.
(c) Ending the displacement of Indians.
(d) Relocating the state capital.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?

2. How did Lincoln get involved with the Republican Party?

3. Who was William Herndon?

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

5. What issue returned Lincoln to politics?

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