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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power?
(a) Conservatism.
(b) Popular sovereignty.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Capitalism.

3. What candidate was presented by the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election?
(a) Zachary Taylor.
(b) James Anderson.
(c) John P. Hale.
(d) John C. Bell.

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

5. In 1820, the American Colonization Society began sending black volunteers where to establish a colony for freed American slaves?
(a) The Humboldt Coast.
(b) The Gulf Coast.
(c) The Gold Coast.
(d) The Pepper Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lincoln introduce legislation to Congress for gradual emancipation of the slaves in the border states, but the measure failed?

2. Where did William H. Seward study law?

3. What, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War?

4. When was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

5. What nickname did Stephen A. Douglas have in politics?

(see the answer key)

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