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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Nine: The New Reckoning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert E. Lee decided to fight for whom?
(a) No one.
(b) The British.
(c) The Confederates.
(d) The Union.

2. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
(a) Race riots between white men and abolitionists.
(b) Large company monopolies.
(c) The contrast in socio-economic levels.
(d) Equality between men and women.

3. Who did Lincoln think about after Willie's death?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mary.
(d) God.

4. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?
(a) The Mississippi Compromise.
(b) The Illinois Bill.
(c) The Missouri Compromise.
(d) The Fugitive Law.

5. How was Meade like his predecessors?
(a) He was not very intelligent.
(b) He did not pursue Lee's army to an unconditional surrender, but allowed them to escape.
(c) He was fearful.
(d) He was ill-prepared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Douglas adopted what strategy?

2. In __________ Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant won a victory for the Union, though rumors persisted that he was a drunk.

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

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

5. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?

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