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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Nine: The New Reckoning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln convince the court that the railroad did not have to pay county taxes?
(a) Because they are not-for-profit.
(b) Because they did not earn enough money to pay taxes.
(c) Because they were public enterprises.
(d) Because they do not have the money.

2. After his election, Lincoln had a troubling ________.
(a) Thought.
(b) Vision.
(c) Day.
(d) Speech.

3. George Gordon Meade continued with the Army of the Potomac on a collision course with Lee where?
(a) At Manassus.
(b) In Richmond.
(c) In Gettysburg.
(d) At Bulls Run.

4. What did this bill state?
(a) Slavery would be illegal.
(b) Slavery should be legal in all states.
(c) Slavery would be banned in the northern states.
(d) Slavery should be legal in the territories.

5. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?
(a) The Fugitive Law.
(b) The Mississippi Compromise.
(c) The Illinois Bill.
(d) The Missouri Compromise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did neighbors think about the Lincoln children?

2. Who was Lincoln's Attorney General?

3. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?

4. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?

5. What did Mary turn to for help when her son died?

(see the answer key)

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