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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. The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade was also known as what?
(a) The Lyons-Seward Treaty.
(b) The Lincoln Treaty.
(c) The Trent Treaty.
(d) The Mason-Swift Treaty.

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

3. The Bill of Rights comprises how many amendments in the US Constitution?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

5. Illinois had prohibited slavery in its constitution in what year when it was admitted as a state?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1836.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lincoln publicly relieve John C. Fremont of command?

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

3. 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?

4. The Emancipation Proclamation did not pertain to the slaves in the border states, leaving nearly how many people in bondage?

5. What does GOP stand for?

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