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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1847.

2. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Campaigned for reelection.
(b) Acted as Governor.
(c) Returned to his law practice.
(d) Worked in the Federal Land Office.

3. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Grant.
(b) Polk.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Harrison.

4. What was Lincoln's feeling about slavery?
(a) He did not want to end it, but did not want to allow it into new territories either.
(b) He was against it, but disliked abolitionists' methods.
(c) He tried to avoid taking a stance on it, but put economic issues first.
(d) He campaigned strongly to end it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his advisers.

2. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?

3. Why did Lincoln have to hand over his earnings to his father?

4. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

5. Who was Stephen Douglas?

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