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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ____________, Lincoln met Mary Ann Todd, a witty young woman who could talk with him about politics.
(a) November 1839.
(b) September 1839.
(c) December 1839.
(d) October 1839.

2. Anti-Nebraska groups began calling themselves what?
(a) Know-nothings.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Whigs.

3. What did Democrats call Lincoln?
(a) A Know-Nothing.
(b) A great leader.
(c) An insane man.
(d) A warmonger and an abolitionist.

4. Lincoln wanted to run for a senate seat, but he could not. Why not?
(a) He was very ill.
(b) No one wanted to vote for him.
(c) He was already a member of the senate.
(d) He was a member of the legislature.

5. Lincoln was the only lawyer who did what?
(a) Rode the entire court circuit for both sessions.
(b) Got involved in politics.
(c) Owned his own law firm.
(d) Became President.

6. Originally was slavery going to be allowed in the West?
(a) Someday.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Possibly.

7. Who led the free-soilers?
(a) Crab Charles.
(b) Salmon Chase.
(c) Tuna Chester.
(d) Talapia Churchill.

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

9. Lincoln was a member of what political party?
(a) The Green party.
(b) The Democratic party.
(c) The Know-Nothing party.
(d) The Whig party.

10. Lincoln preached what?
(a) Reason and calculated solutions rather than impassioned demonstrations.
(b) Impassioned demonstrations rather than reason and calculated solutions.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Imperialism.

11. Where had a civil war begun?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

12. What did neighbors think about the Lincoln children?
(a) They were ill-behaved.
(b) They were honest.
(c) They were kind.
(d) They were well-behaved.

13. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Political articles.
(c) Novels.
(d) Political satire.

14. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?
(a) February 1, 1850.
(b) May 1, 1850.
(c) April 1, 1850.
(d) March 1, 1850.

15. Lincoln ran his Senatorial campaign against Douglas for what reason?
(a) For personal gain.
(b) For Mary.
(c) For his father.
(d) On principle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lincoln moved to New Salem, for what did he become known?

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

3. What were Douglas' ideas causing in the Democratic party?

4. On what topic did Lincoln agree with Henry Clay?

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

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