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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What obstacle did Lincoln face in moving troops from north to south?
(a) Lack of funds.
(b) Railroad saboteurs.
(c) Inconsistent rail service.
(d) Pro-South citizens in Maryland.

2. Who was Edward Stanton?
(a) The official who replaced Simon Cameron.
(b) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State.
(c) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of Defense.
(d) A military strategist who advised Lincoln.

3. Why did Lincoln ultimately appoint Halleck as General-in-Chief?
(a) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.
(b) He was more aggressive than McClellan was.
(c) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.
(d) He was willing to punish the Southern slaveholders.

4. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?
(a) Reducing the tension over slavery.
(b) Compelling the South to return to the Union.
(c) Preserving the Union.
(d) Declaring war on the South.

5. Where did Lincoln's law clients come from?
(a) His hometown.
(b) Local towns in Illinois.
(c) Vandalia.
(d) Springfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the western states unhappy with the Civil War?

2. How did Lincoln respond when a Democratic Representative opposed him as "King Lincoln"?

3. What was Lincoln's policy between the election in 1860 and his inauguration in 1861?

4. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?

5. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

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