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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After inauguration, the President passed what, declaring the Declaration a white man's document, and that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in any of the territories?
(a) The Missouri Compromise.
(b) The Dred Scott Decision.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.

2. Lincoln was interested in patent cases and participated in the Supreme Court of Illinois, winning most of his _______ cases there.
(a) 432.
(b) 243.
(c) 234.
(d) 423.

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

4. When Lincoln moved to New Salem, for what did he become known?
(a) His tall hat.
(b) His height and beard.
(c) His quiet demeanor.
(d) His physical strength and honesty.

5. Lincoln's Republicans wanted him to pin Douglas down on what?
(a) His tax evasion.
(b) His beliefs about slavery.
(c) All the contradictions he had made in his campaign.
(d) His illegal actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the free-soilers?

2. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?

3. In October 1859, a band of Northern abolitionists tried to capture ____________, a town in Virginia, and start a rebellion.

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

5. Sixteen-year-old Abraham grew estranged from his farmer father. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's personality as a young man.

2. What were the effects of Douglas' "don't care" attitude?

3. How did Mary and Abraham handle her family's desire to see their relationship end?

4. Describe the political environment at this time. What did this mean for the Whigs?

5. What children were born amid these deaths?

6. What was the "Lost Speech?"

7. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?

8. What was significant about Kansas' rejection of the LeCompton Constitution?

9. What was the Missouri Compromise? How did the Kansas-Nebraska Bill affect the Missouri Compromise?

10. How was Lincoln unique as a lawyer?

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