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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eric Foner has been a member of the faculty of the Department of History at what university since 1982?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Rutgers University.

2. In what year did U.S. Army Major John Emerson purchase Dred Scott?
(a) 1836.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1848.

3. As they campaigned for the Senate in 1858, Lincoln and his supporters decided to invite who to debate the issues?
(a) Stephen A. Douglas.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) Zachary Taylor.
(d) Henry Clay.

4. What is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The Ten Amendments.
(d) The Bill of Rights.

5. Who ran for the Free Soil Party in the 1852 presidential election?
(a) John P. Hale.
(b) Martin Van Buren.
(c) Zachary Taylor.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States with the primary effect being the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States?

3. Britain abolished slavery throughout the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act in what year?

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

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

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