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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Abraham Lincoln assume the Presidency of the United States?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1869.

2. James K. Polk was which President of the United States?
(a) 12th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 11th.

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

4. On what historic date did General Benjamin F. Butler decide not to send a group of escape slaves back to their owners?
(a) May 12, 1861.
(b) March 16, 1862.
(c) May 23, 1861.
(d) September 14, 1863.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Whig party began to fracture in the early part of what decade?

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

3. Who was a major general during the American Civil War and organized the famous Army of the Potomac?

4. When was Henry Clay born?

5. What is Latin for a statement "said in passing"?

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