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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1807.

2. The Opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford was written by what U.S. Chief Justice?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Roger B. Taney.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

3. The Constitutional Union Party was established in what year?
(a) 1851.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1861.

4. The federal government had prohibited slavery within the Wisconsin Territory in the Missouri Compromise in what year?
(a) 1836.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1848.

5. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
(a) Judiciary Committee.
(b) The Presidential Cabinet.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Battle of Antietam was fought on what date?

2. Abraham Lincoln was a member of what political party from the early part of his career until the 1850s?

3. Where was John C. Fremont commanding forces during the war and freeing the slaves of rebels whom he executed?

4. What was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812?

5. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?

(see the answer key)

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