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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Half Slave and Half Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future" written?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1853.

2. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?
(a) Know Nothing.
(b) Abolitionists.
(c) Pro slavery.
(d) Whigs.

3. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) Trade with England.
(b) A strong national bank.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Small banks.

4. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being vague about policy.
(b) Being specific about policy.
(c) Being clear about his enemies in the south.
(d) Being clear about his political allies.

5. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?
(a) He was pro-war.
(b) He felt it would give me political gain.
(c) His district was pro-war.
(d) He did not want to endanger the troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?

2. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?

3. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?

4. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?

5. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

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