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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Lincoln on Election night 1864?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) The War Department.
(c) The White House.
(d) Arlington Cemetery.

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

3. What happened to Lincoln's support at the beginning of the Civil War?
(a) It came together as people started to realize what the war would require.
(b) It stiffened as the war promised to last a long time.
(c) It fragmented once the fighting actually started.
(d) It softened with the first Union losses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln married?

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

3. How did the Civil War progress after initial Union losses?

4. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?

5. What technique did Lincoln use to kill the 50% plan Congress gave him?

(see the answer key)

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