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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what political party did John C. Fremont belong?
(a) The Free Soil Party.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

2. When did Lincoln issue a Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) July, 1862.
(b) October, 1863.
(c) September, 1862.
(d) September, 1861.

3. When did Lincoln publish his Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) July 12, 1863.
(b) June 14, 1864.
(c) January 1, 1862.
(d) January 1, 1863.

4. What was the name of John C. Fremont's mother?
(a) Sarah Elizabeth Newton.
(b) Anne Beverly Whiting.
(c) Elizabeth Anderson.
(d) Anne Jefferson Smith.

5. The Constitutional Union Party was made up primarily of former members of what political party?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Liberty Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Mexican-American War end?

2. What was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States with the primary effect being the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States?

3. In 2000, Eric Foner was elected president of what organization?

4. In what year was John C. Breckinridge born?

5. What refers to goods that a neutral nation cannot supply to a belligerent nation except at the risk of seizure and confiscation?

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