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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He entered into a law practice with John Todd Stuart, and won his first court case. What type of case was this?
(a) Extortion.
(b) Armed Robbery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

2. Who won the Senate seat?
(a) Neither Douglas nor Lincoln.
(b) Both Douglas and Lincoln.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Douglas.

3. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?
(a) Female suffrage.
(b) Negro suffrage.
(c) The national debt.
(d) State banks.

4. The Presidential campaign of 1856 elected who?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Buchanan.
(d) Douglass.

5. After inauguration, the President passed what, declaring the Declaration a white man's document, and that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in any of the territories?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
(c) The Dred Scott Decision.
(d) The Missouri Compromise.

6. Kansas rejected the LeCompton Constitution, ensuring what?
(a) It would eventually be a slave state.
(b) It would eventually be a free state.
(c) It would be a slave state.
(d) It could be a free state.

7. Where was Lincoln born?
(a) In a log cabin in Indiana.
(b) In a log cabin in Kentucky.
(c) In a log cabin in Missouri.
(d) In a log cabin in Illinois.

8. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Milk sickness.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

9. Who led the free-soilers?
(a) Talapia Churchill.
(b) Salmon Chase.
(c) Tuna Chester.
(d) Crab Charles.

10. Douglas adopted what strategy?
(a) The "I care" strategy.
(b) The "you don't care" strategy.
(c) The "don't care" strategy.
(d) The "care" strategy.

11. Who was Lincoln's idol?
(a) William Henry Harrison.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Clay Aiken.

12. What did Mary turn to for help when her son died?
(a) Religion.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Her social group.

13. What political party was gaining favor from abolitionists in the North?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Know-Nothings.
(c) Whigs.
(d) Democrats.

14. Douglas tried to put himself forth as the Democratic Presidential candidate, but he completely alienated Southern Democrats with what?
(a) His oscillating stances on slavery.
(b) His rude behavior.
(c) His poorly written speeches.
(d) His unintelligent remarks.

15. What was Abraham's first job?
(a) He was a sexton at the Pigeon Creek Baptist Church.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a store clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.

2. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?

3. For what case did Lincoln become famous?

4. Lincoln and Mary secretly became engaged, and set November 4th as their wedding date. When did they tell her family?

5. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.

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