1. Henry Clay represented what state in both the Senate and the House of Representatives?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Illinois.

2. When was Henry Clay born?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1759.

3. In what year did Lincoln deliver a speech against the current president, criticizing his policy regarding Mexico and the struggle that was taking place between the United States and Mexico?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1833.

4. When was James K. Polk elected President of the United States?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1833.

5. What was the 19th century American belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Colonialism.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) Congressional Duty.
(d) Sovereign Duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1840s, Lincoln helped represent a slave owner whose slave and four children claimed to be free when the owner transported them from where into Illinois?

2. When was the author Eric Foner born?

3. In what state was James K. Polk born?

4. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?

5. In the 1840s, most of Lincoln's income was derived from what?

(see the answer key)

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