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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. Events Have Controlled Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?
(a) The economy going down.
(b) The lack of education founding.
(c) The taxes increase.
(d) The war and Republican failure at the 1862 election.

2. When was "The Election Was a Necessity" written?
(a) November 10, 1864.
(b) November 15, 1864.
(c) November 5, 1864.
(d) November 20, 1864.

3. Who could not become a citizen of the United States according to the Dred Scott ruling?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Texans.
(c) African Americans.
(d) People born outside the United States.

4. How long did "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free" give to the Confederacy states to rejoin the Union?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 100 days.
(c) 80 days.
(d) 50 days.

5. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?
(a) Suffrage.
(b) Radical beliefs.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Union rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?

2. When was the Dred Scott case judged by the Supreme Court according to "All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

3. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

4. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?

5. Why did Lincoln thank the recipient of "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams" for?

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