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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the 14th President of the United States?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Franklin Pierce.
(c) Millard Fillmore.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

2. Stephen A. Douglas was a candidate for what party in the 1860 presidential election?
(a) Republican Party.
(b) Democratic Party.
(c) Libertarian Party.
(d) Whig Party.

3. The Battle of Antietam was fought on what date?
(a) September 17, 1862.
(b) October 11, 1860.
(c) September 12, 1863.
(d) November 12, 1860.

4. What is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States?
(a) The Bill of Rights.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) The Ten Amendments.

5. What refers to the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory?
(a) Sovereignty.
(b) Catalysm.
(c) Congruity.
(d) Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator?

2. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation under his authority as what under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution?

3. When was Henry Clay born?

4. When was James K. Polk elected President of the United States?

5. 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?

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