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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. When was William H. Seward born?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1759.

2. The Opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford was written by what U.S. Chief Justice?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Roger B. Taney.
(c) Millard Fillmore.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

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

4. The Constitutional Union Party was made up primarily of former members of what political party?
(a) The Liberty Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

5. What political party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the contemporary U.S. political spectrum?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Tea Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did West Virginia abolish slavery?

2. What does GOP stand for?

3. What Pennsylvania governor was a staunch defender of the war effort and Lincoln Administration policies during the Civil War?

4. What candidate was presented by the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election?

5. What is Latin for a statement "said in passing"?

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