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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to get around the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln allowed states in the South to hold what in which he required a majority of citizens to vote?
(a) A congressional election.
(b) A nationwide caucus.
(c) An all-black election.
(d) An open election.

2. When was the American Colonization Society founded?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1816.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1825.

3. What does GOP stand for?
(a) Grand Old Party.
(b) Grand Organization of Plenty.
(c) Governor of Politics.
(d) Great Old Politics.

4. During the 1860 presidential campaign, Lincoln promoted the Republican Party as what kind of party, despite their views on slavery?
(a) Fiscal.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Liberal.

5. When was William H. Seward born?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1866.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John C. Breckinridge born?

2. The Emancipation Proclamation did not pertain to the slaves in the border states, leaving nearly how many people in bondage?

3. What was the name of John C. Fremont's mother?

4. 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?

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

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