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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. We Cannot Escape History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?
(a) Humiliating Jefferson Davis.
(b) Saving the Union.
(c) Maintaining his legacy.
(d) Freeing the slaves.

2. When was "Right Makes Might" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1860.

3. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?
(a) The taxes increase.
(b) The war and Republican failure at the 1862 election.
(c) The lack of education founding.
(d) The economy going down.

4. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) Being pro-slavery.
(b) Being an abolitionist.
(c) Being Republican.
(d) Being a Democrat.

5. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) 125000.
(b) 25000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 250000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln urge Congress NOT to do in "The Tug Has to Come"?

2. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?

3. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

4. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

5. What battle was "Constantly Drilled, Disciplined, and Instructed" a response for?

(see the answer key)

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