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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. How did Lincoln feel without Mary?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Content.
(c) Worried.
(d) Relieved.

2. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?
(a) March 1829.
(b) March 1828.
(c) March 1831.
(d) March 1830.

3. Republican papers began mentioning Lincoln's name for what?
(a) Congress.
(b) The Senate.
(c) The Presidency.
(d) Governor.

4. Stonewall Jackson's force blew through Fremont's lines in Shenandoah Valley, though Lincoln had done what?
(a) Weakened Jackson's men.
(b) Given the generals specific instructions to prevent his escape.
(c) Provided his army with experienced generals.
(d) Given the generals plenty of well-trained soldiers.

5. Lincoln needed to do what as a war tactic?
(a) Convince southerners to join the Union Army.
(b) Use POWs as soldiers.
(c) Reinstate the draft.
(d) Free slaves everywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln got Congress to sign a bill that overturned what, outlawing slavery in all federal territories?

2. The Senate wanted to make what a war objective?

3. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?

4. Lincoln reiterated in the debates that the slavery issue was between who?

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

(see the answer key)

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