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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 did Abraham Lincoln first meet with Frederick Douglass?
(a) September, 1862.
(b) September, 1864.
(c) August, 1863.
(d) June, 1865.

2. What is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) The Bill of Rights.
(c) The Ten Amendments.
(d) The Constitution.

3. When the Thirteenth Amendment was proposed there had been no new amendments adopted to the Constitution in more than how many years?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

4. What refers to laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory?
(a) The Black Codes.
(b) The Border Laws.
(c) Fugitive slave laws.
(d) Confiscation laws.

5. Where did Lincoln give a speech during the 1860 presidential campaign in which he stated that the Republicans did not want to change slavery in states where it already existed, but only wanted to stop it from expanding?
(a) The Cooper Institute.
(b) The U.S. State House.
(c) New York University.
(d) Penn State.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

2. Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in what year?

3. During the 1860 presidential campaign, Lincoln promoted the Republican Party as what kind of party, despite their views on slavery?

4. Where was John C. Breckinridge born?

5. Who was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee?

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