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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they campaigned for the Senate in 1858, Lincoln and his supporters decided to invite who to debate the issues?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) Zachary Taylor.
(d) Stephen A. Douglas.

2. When was Henry Clay born?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1777.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1848.

3. Who was an anti-slavery activist who was active in the New York Committee of Vigilance and the Underground Railroad and helped Frederick Douglass escape to freedom?
(a) William Lloyd Garrison.
(b) John P. Hale.
(c) Martin Van Buren.
(d) David Ruggles.

4. How many members are in the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

5. Who was a major general during the American Civil War and organized the famous Army of the Potomac?
(a) Andrew Gregg Curtin.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) George B. McClellan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the eighth President of the United States?

2. What was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812?

3. The Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed the freedom of how many of the nation's slaves?

4. The Reconstruction Amendments refer to which amendments to the United States Constitution?

5. In what year did Dred Scott accompany his owners to Missouri?

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