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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slavery had been prohibited in Indiana and Illinois since what year?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1776.

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

3. Henry Clay represented what state in both the Senate and the House of Representatives?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Illinois.

4. Abraham Lincoln's wife was the daughter of a what?
(a) Painter.
(b) Banker.
(c) Actor.
(d) Farmer.

5. What refers to the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory?
(a) Congruity.
(b) Catalysm.
(c) Union.
(d) Sovereignty.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what political party did John C. Fremont belong?

2. When was John C. Fremont born?

3. When was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

4. What American political party was founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854?

5. In what state was James K. Polk born?

(see the answer key)

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