1. What was the name of a proposed Central American colony suggested by United States Senator Samuel Pomeroy of Kansas in 1862?
(a) Lincoln Island.
(b) New America.
(c) Pomeroy Island.
(d) Linconia.

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

3. The Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed the freedom of how many of the nation's slaves?
(a) 3.1 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 4.2 million.
(d) 6 million.

4. When did the the Supreme Court hand down the Dred Scott Decision?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1861.

5. When was the Wisconsin Enabling Act enacted?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1836.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1832.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory?

2. Abraham Lincoln was a member of what political party from the early part of his career until the 1850s?

3. The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade was also known as what?

4. When was the author Eric Foner born?

5. When was James K. Polk elected President of the United States?

(see the answer key)

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