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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lincoln suggest was tearing apart the country instead of the Republicans during a speech in the 1860 presidential campaign?
(a) The Liberty Party.
(b) The North.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The South.

2. In what year was John C. Breckinridge born?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1821.

3. Who was the 13th President of the United States?
(a) Zachary Taylor.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Millard Fillmore.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James Buchanan born?

2. The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and in what year?

3. What was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812?

4. When was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

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

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