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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Republican Party founded in the United States?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1854.

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

3. When did Lincoln publicly relieve John C. Fremont of command?
(a) November 2, 1861.
(b) July, 12, 1862.
(c) September 14, 1875.
(d) October 15, 1862.

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

5. In the wake of the Dred Scot decision, President Buchanan declared that slavery existed in all states under the Constitution and tried to bring what state in as a slave state?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Lincoln deliver a speech against the current president, criticizing his policy regarding Mexico and the struggle that was taking place between the United States and Mexico?

2. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?

3. What is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power?

4. Where was John C. Breckinridge born?

5. In what year did Abraham Lincoln assume the Presidency of the United States?

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