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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Simon Cameron?
(a) The Secretary of Defense.
(b) The General in charge of the Army of the Potomac.
(c) The Southern General at the Battle of Bull Run.
(d) The first head of Lincoln's War Office.

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

3. What did Lincoln believe he inherited from his grandmother?
(a) Depression.
(b) Independence.
(c) Determination.
(d) Diligence.

4. How did Lincoln appease the border states?
(a) By taking more recruits from the north.
(b) By moving the fighting to the North.
(c) By separating abolition from the war for the Union.
(d) By moving the fighting to the south.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the war effort affect international relations?

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

3. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?

4. How did Lincoln campaign for President?

5. Why did Lincoln not free all slaves early in the Civil War?

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