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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Abraham Lincoln feel about his father, according to the author?
(a) He resented him.
(b) He was inspired by him.
(c) He envied him.
(d) He worshipped him.

2. In what year did Lincoln give a speech denouncing America's new policy regarding slavery in new western territories, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1865.

3. The Whig party began to fracture in the early part of what decade?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1803s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1840s.

4. Who was the 14th President of the United States?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) Franklin Pierce.

5. Britain abolished slavery throughout the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act in what year?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1782.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Mexican-American War begin?

2. Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in what year?

3. 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?

4. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?

5. James K. Polk was born in what year?

(see the answer key)

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