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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did the Mexican-American War begin?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1846.
2. When was Abraham Lincoln born?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1814.
3. In the late 1850s, Lincoln argued that what would be much more profitable if brought to the South because the workers would much better motivated to work if they were promised wages at the end of the day?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Labor unions.
(c) Colonialization.
(d) Free labor.
4. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Pennsylvania.
5. The Somersett's case in what year emancipated a slave in England and helped launch the movement to abolish slavery?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1745.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Dred Scott accompany his owners to Missouri?
2. In 2000, Eric Foner was elected president of what organization?
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. In what year did the United States of America annex the Republic of Texas?
5. When was James Buchanan born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led to the split in the Democratic Party before the 1860 presidential election? What did Lincoln remark about this split?
2. What did Lincoln argue regarding free labor in the South, as described in Chapter 4?
3. Who was John C. Fremont? What relationship did Fremont have with Lincoln?
4. Describe Abraham Lincoln's most controversial court case discussed in Chapter 2. What was the outcome of the trial?
5. What was the American Colonization Society, and what did they promote?
6. What was the global and national status of slavery during the late 1700s and early 1800s?
7. What is ironic about Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during the 1856 presidential elections, as discussed in Chapter 3?
8. When did Abraham Lincoln first become involved in the abolitionist movement, as discussed in Chapter 1?
9. What factions of the Republican Party did Lincoln clash with regarding the slavery issues in Chapter 3?
10. How did the abolitionist movement evolve during Taylor's presidency, as discussed in Chapter 2?
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