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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?
(a) Raise taxes.
(b) Address crimes and wrongdoing.
(c) Wedge war.
(d) Support the economy.

3. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A Democratic party plan.
(b) A Know Nothing party plan.
(c) A Republican party plan.
(d) A Whig party plan.

4. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?
(a) The Whigs.
(b) The Democratic party.
(c) The Republican party.
(d) The Know Nothings.

5. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?
(a) Hid their money from Lincoln.
(b) Wrote a letter to Lincoln.
(c) Putting secession in motion.
(d) Paid their dues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?

2. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

3. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

4. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?

5. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?

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