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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?
(a) The Federalist Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

2. To what political party did John C. Fremont belong?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Free Soil Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

3. Where did Lincoln make a speech in Springfield that included a discussion on the violence that surrounded the abolitionist movement in Chapter 1?
(a) The Center for Policy.
(b) The New York Museum.
(c) The Young Men's Lyceum.
(d) The Philadelphia Museum.

4. When did the the Supreme Court hand down the Dred Scott Decision?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1759.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Spain enacted the first European law abolishing colonial slavery in what year?

2. Britain abolished slavery throughout the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act in what year?

3. In what year did Abraham Lincoln present his House Divided speech?

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

5. What American political party was founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Abraham Lincoln first become involved in the abolitionist movement, as discussed in Chapter 1?

2. How did Lincoln's political associations change in the 1850s? What party had he been affiliated with?

3. What contact with slavery did Lincoln have in his youth, as discussed in Chapter 1?

4. What was the focus of Lincoln's speech in October, 1854, as described in Chapter 3?

5. What was Lincoln's main aim in criticizing President Polk, as discussed in Chapter 2?

6. What is ironic about Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during the 1856 presidential elections, as discussed in Chapter 3?

7. Who was Henry Clay? What beliefs did Clay hold regarding slavery?

8. How did the abolitionist movement evolve during Taylor's presidency, as discussed in Chapter 2?

9. How did the abolitionists go about promoting abolition in the beginning of their movement, as described in Chapter 1?

10. What issues within the abolitionist movement led to new debates at the end of Chapter 4?

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