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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln respond when a Democratic Representative opposed him as "King Lincoln"?
(a) Lincoln engaged him in debate.
(b) Lincoln brought him to the White House for a dressing down.
(c) Lincoln had him arrested.
(d) Lincoln let him speak.

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

3. 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) Two Confederate officers were seized from a British ship.
(d) British aid was intercepted by the South.

4. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?
(a) It made Lincoln depressed and moody.
(b) It made Lincoln protective of his family.
(c) It made Lincoln territorial and angry.
(d) It made Lincoln staunch in his views.

5. What document justified the controversial step Lincoln took during the Civil War?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) The Articles of Confederation.
(d) The Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

2. What were the border states afraid of?

3. How does Donald describe Lincoln's political support for the Whig Presidential candidate?

4. Which Union loss caused Lincoln to exclaim, "What will the country say?"

5. What changed when Lincoln replaced General Hooker with General Meade?

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