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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 eighth President of the United States?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) John P. Hale.
(d) Martin Van Buren.

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

3. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. Where did Lincoln give a speech during the 1860 presidential campaign in which he stated that the Republicans did not want to change slavery in states where it already existed, but only wanted to stop it from expanding?
(a) The Cooper Institute.
(b) Penn State.
(c) The U.S. State House.
(d) New York University.

5. When did Lincoln publicly relieve John C. Fremont of command?
(a) November 2, 1861.
(b) September 14, 1875.
(c) October 15, 1862.
(d) July, 12, 1862.

Short Answer Questions

1. What U.S. Senator of Missouri submitted a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery on January 11, 1864?

2. The Somersett's case in what year emancipated a slave in England and helped launch the movement to abolish slavery?

3. When was John C. Fremont born?

4. What was the name of John C. Fremont's mother?

5. In the wake of the Dred Scot decision, President Buchanan declared that slavery existed in all states under the Constitution and tried to bring what state in as a slave state?

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