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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Mexican-American War begin?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1833.

2. What refers to the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity?
(a) Embargo.
(b) Succession.
(c) Secession.
(d) Indiscretion.

3. When was John C. Fremont born?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1759.

4. What nickname did Stephen A. Douglas have in politics?
(a) "The Great Bear."
(b) "Goliath."
(c) "Giant Tortoise."
(d) "Little Giant."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?

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

3. What candidate was presented by the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election?

4. What does GOP stand for?

5. When was William H. Seward born?

(see the answer key)

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