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

2. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1809.

3. How were U.S. Senators elected in the 1850s?
(a) By the populace.
(b) By the Electoral College.
(c) By state senators.
(d) By U.S. Representatives.

4. Who was the President when Lincoln served in the Senate?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Polk.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Jackson.

5. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Cronyism.
(d) Starting a war illegally.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lincoln's family move to Illinois?

2. What was the status of the family of Lincoln's father?

3. Who was Mary Todd?

4. Who was William Herndon?

5. Who was Hannibal Hamlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the effect of Lincoln's election on national politics?

2. Describe the beginnings of the Civil War.

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

4. How did Lincoln's legal practice bring him into questions of statewide or national importance?

5. How was Lincoln's Presidential campaign conducted?

6. Describe Abraham Lincoln's period of aimlessness in Illinois.

7. What did Lincoln do after he lost to Douglas?

8. Describe the Lincolns' moves.

9. Describe Lincoln's entrance into politics.

10. Compare and contrast Lincoln's relationship with his wife and his relationship with his partner, William Herndon.

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