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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what political party did James K. Polk belong?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Free Soil Party.

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

3. When was James Buchanan born?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1791.

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

5. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1782.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1772.

Short Answer Questions

1. The focus in the 1840s was not the abolition of slavery, but was what?

2. What does GOP stand for?

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

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

5. Who was the 12th President of the United States?

(see the answer key)

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