1. The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and in what year?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1848.

2. Abraham Lincoln's wife was the daughter of a what?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Banker.
(d) Painter.

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?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Popular sovereignty.
(d) Conservatism.

4. What was the name of John C. Fremont's mother?
(a) Anne Jefferson Smith.
(b) Anne Beverly Whiting.
(c) Sarah Elizabeth Newton.
(d) Elizabeth Anderson.

5. 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?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1848.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States with the primary effect being the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States?

2. When was James Buchanan born?

3. Where was John C. Fremont commanding forces during the war and freeing the slaves of rebels whom he executed?

4. James Buchanan was which President of the United States?

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

(see the answer key)

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