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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. How did Abraham Lincoln feel about his father, according to the author?
(a) He worshipped him.
(b) He envied him.
(c) He resented him.
(d) He was inspired by him.

2. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1807.

3. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the Senate on what date?
(a) January 31, 1865.
(b) August 16, 1864.
(c) April 8, 1864.
(d) December 6, 1865.

4. Who was the 12th President of the United States?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the US?

2. Who did Lincoln suggest was tearing apart the country instead of the Republicans during a speech in the 1860 presidential campaign?

3. Henry Clay represented what state in both the Senate and the House of Representatives?

4. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?

5. What state had already mostly returned to Union control, so it was not named and was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?

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