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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?
(a) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).
(c) A house divided against itself cannot stand.
(d) All for one and one for all.

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

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

4. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?
(a) His father died.
(b) He got married.
(c) His first wife died.
(d) His mother died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mary Todd?

2. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?

3. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?

4. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?

5. What was the first election Lincoln won?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lincoln's Presidential campaign conducted?

2. How did Lincoln leave his affairs in Illinois when he went to Washington, DC to start his term in Congress?

3. What was Lincoln's relationship with the image his supporters presented of him?

4. Describe Lincoln's retirement from politics.

5. What was Lincoln's early relationship with his father like?

6. Describe Lincoln's strategy for choosing his advisers.

7. What issue was returned Lincoln to politics?

8. What was the outcome of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858?

9. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

10. Describe Lincoln's arrival in Springfield and early law practice.

(see the answer keys)

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