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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was James K. Polk elected President of the United States?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1833.

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

3. When was the author Eric Foner born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1951.

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

5. Spain enacted the first European law abolishing colonial slavery in what year?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1598.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1754.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1840s, Lincoln helped represent a slave owner whose slave and four children claimed to be free when the owner transported them from where into Illinois?

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

3. How did Abraham Lincoln feel about his father, according to the author?

4. When was John C. Fremont born?

5. When was Henry Clay born?

(see the answer key)

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