1. Lincoln and Mary secretly became engaged, and set November 4th as their wedding date. When did they tell her family?
(a) The day after the wedding.
(b) A month after the wedding.
(c) On the morning of the wedding.
(d) Two days before the wedding.

2. Why did Lincoln refuse to make any compromises about slavery?
(a) He was afraid to upset the Southern and border states.
(b) He did not want to buy his right to be peacefully inaugurated.
(c) He refused to make any compromises throughout his Presidency.
(d) He did not want slavery to exist in the Union.

3. What were Douglas' ideas causing in the Democratic party?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Major rifts.
(c) Cohesiveness.
(d) Confusion.

4. Douglas adopted what strategy?
(a) The "you don't care" strategy.
(b) The "don't care" strategy.
(c) The "care" strategy.
(d) The "I care" strategy.

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) Up to the private citizens.
(c) Illegal and below which it was illegal in some states.
(d) Legal and below which it was illegal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lee invaded Maryland, and Lincoln had no choice but to set McClellan and the Army of the Potomac to dispel the attack. What did he decide it meant if McClellan won?

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

3. Lincoln needed to do what as a war tactic?

4. Lincoln finally had to take matters into his own hands and do what?

5. Where was Lincoln born?

(see the answer key)

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