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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was John C. Fremont born?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1813.

3. Where was James Buchanan born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Kentucky.

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 Ten Commandments.
(b) The Bill of Rights.
(c) The Ten Amendments.
(d) The Constitution.

5. Where was Eric Foner born?
(a) Akron, OH.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) Little Rock, AR.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the contemporary U.S. political spectrum?

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

3. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?

4. What was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s which was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause?

5. There are well documented trips Lincoln made down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in both 1828 and what year?

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