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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. Lincoln got Congress to sign a bill that overturned what, outlawing slavery in all federal territories?
(a) The Dred Scott decision.
(b) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
(c) The Corwin Amendment.
(d) The Missouri Compromise.

2. 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.
(a) Richard Stoddert Ewell.
(b) Edward Porter Alexander.
(c) Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.
(d) Elmer Ellsworth.

3. Lincoln took a break from politics to focus on what?
(a) His store.
(b) His law firm.
(c) His family.
(d) His education.

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

5. How did many free-soilers feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill?
(a) Excited.
(b) Outraged.
(c) Worried.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his election, Lincoln had a troubling ________.

2. Lincoln became known as ___________ lawyer.

3. Lincoln was interested in patent cases and participated in the Supreme Court of Illinois, winning most of his _______ cases there.

4. Lincoln was very busy, often with over _________ visitors a day, and his right hand was swollen and sore from all the shaking.

5. What political party was gaining favor from abolitionists in the North?

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