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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
(a) Free slaves and give them reparations.
(b) Free all literate slaves.
(c) Freed slaves in the north and in states in rebellion.
(d) Free all slaves in North America.

3. How did the Civil War progress after initial Union losses?
(a) Union troops languished for lack of supplies.
(b) Union troops suffered one disaster after another.
(c) Union troops began to win battles.
(d) Southern troops began to falter for lack of supplies.

4. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?
(a) Slave states.
(b) Free states.
(c) Border states.
(d) Mid-Atlantic states.

5. What did Lincoln work on after the 1852 election?
(a) Getting Fillmore elected.
(b) Fighting slavery.
(c) Getting reelected.
(d) Developing a platform for the Representation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the initial favorite for the nomination for President in the 1860 race?

2. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?

3. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?

4. Whom else was Booth plotting against in addition to Lincoln?

5. What was Lincoln's policy between the election in 1860 and his inauguration in 1861?

(see the answer key)

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