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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: Storm Center.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?
(a) He was worried.
(b) He was lonely.
(c) He was excited.
(d) He was bored.

2. Lincoln declared that the ________________ no longer applied, which caused flocks of slaves to run to the Union border, claiming themselves for the Union as "contraband of war."
(a) Confiscation Act.
(b) Articles of Confederation.
(c) Fugitive Slave Law.
(d) Corwin Amendment.

3. Lincoln wanted to run for a senate seat, but he could not. Why not?
(a) He was a member of the legislature.
(b) He was already a member of the senate.
(c) No one wanted to vote for him.
(d) He was very ill.

4. Robert E. Lee decided to fight for whom?
(a) The British.
(b) No one.
(c) The Confederates.
(d) The Union.

5. ______________ declared itself "neutral" in the conflict, with people enlisting in both armies.
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Kansas-Nebraska Bill was Stephen A. Douglas' idea of what?

2. In 1858, Lincoln gave what famous speech at the Republican convention?

3. Lincoln was a member of what political party?

4. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?

5. Where were the Lincolns married?

(see the answer key)

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