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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. In October 1859, a band of Northern abolitionists tried to capture ____________, a town in Virginia, and start a rebellion.
(a) Harpers Ferry.
(b) Clarksville.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Alberta.

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

3. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?
(a) The Nebraska Bill.
(b) The Kansas Bill.
(c) The Missouri Bill.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.

4. In January __________, a Lincoln campaign for Presidential candidacy was officially underway.
(a) 1858.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1857.

5. How did Lincoln feel about this scandal?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln and Mary secretly became engaged, and set November 4th as their wedding date. When did they tell her family?

2. Robert E. Lee decided to fight for whom?

3. Where had a civil war begun?

4. What did Democrats call Lincoln?

5. Originally was slavery going to be allowed in the West?

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