1. Lincoln became known as what because of his tough pioneer background and his legal work with the railroad?
(a) The rail splitter.
(b) The railroad pioneer.
(c) The railroad man.
(d) The Midwestern Davy Crockett.

2. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?
(a) Political satire.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Novels.
(d) Political articles.

3. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?
(a) February 1, 1850.
(b) April 1, 1850.
(c) May 1, 1850.
(d) March 1, 1850.

4. Where were the Lincolns married?
(a) Lincoln's home.
(b) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(c) The Courthouse.
(d) Edwards mansion.

5. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.
(a) Illegal and below which it was legal.
(b) Legal and below which it was illegal.
(c) Up to the private citizens.
(d) Illegal and below which it was illegal in some states.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?

2. What did this bill state?

3. Lincoln's Republicans wanted him to pin Douglas down on what?

4. How did many free-soilers feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill?

5. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?

(see the answer key)

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