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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Eight: This Fiery Trial.

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 do not have the money.
(c) Because they were public enterprises.
(d) Because they did not earn enough money to pay taxes.

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

3. Who was Lincoln's Attorney General?
(a) William Dennison.
(b) James Speed.
(c) Montgomery Blair.
(d) Edward Bates.

4. In October 1839 the Whigs held a convention and endorsed who for President, beginning the so-called Log and Cabin Campaign?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) William Henry Harrison.
(d) Benjamin Harrison.

5. Southern concerns about slavery were growing more frantic, and Lincoln refused to make a public statement. Why did he refuse to do this?
(a) He became more introverted and ignored the Southerners' pleas.
(b) The Southerners did not want him to respond.
(c) The Southern papers always misconstrued what he said, painting him as a radical abolitionist.
(d) He did not know how to respond to the Southerners.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rest of the troops gradually arrived, with _______________ leading an outfit from New York, though he would be killed in a battle very early on.

2. The Confederates sent an army into the state, which enraged _________________ and pushed them into the Union.

3. Colonel Robert E. Lee was sent into the fray to put the rebellion down, and the incident was branded by Southerners as what?

4. Lincoln focused on _____________ Illinois, because this part of the state would be the deciding factor.

5. Who won the Senate seat?

(see the answer key)

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