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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lincoln give a speech during the 1860 presidential campaign in which he stated that the Republicans did not want to change slavery in states where it already existed, but only wanted to stop it from expanding?
(a) Penn State.
(b) New York University.
(c) The Cooper Institute.
(d) The U.S. State House.

2. For what state was John C. Fremont a U.S. Senator?
(a) California.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Kentucky.

3. James Buchanan was which President of the United States?
(a) 12th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 11th.

4. What is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense?
(a) Conservative interventionalism.
(b) Conventionalism.
(c) Non-interventionism.
(d) Diplomaticism.

5. When did Lincoln introduce legislation to Congress for gradual emancipation of the slaves in the border states, but the measure failed?
(a) September, 1863.
(b) July, 1862.
(c) October, 1863.
(d) July, 1861.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 1860 presidential campaign, Lincoln promoted the Republican Party as what kind of party, despite their views on slavery?

2. When was Stephen A. Douglas born?

3. When did the Mexican-American War begin?

4. How many slave states in the South immediately declared their independence when Lincoln was elected?

5. When was William H. Seward born?

(see the answer key)

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