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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Lincoln's party?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Union Party.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Whigs.

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

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

5. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Lincoln begin to fight with as he reached adolescence?

2. Describe Lincoln's relationship with Joshua Speed.

3. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?

4. What did Lincoln do in order to escape the hard work his father had done?

5. When was Lincoln married?

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