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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. Was Lincoln with the free-soilers?
(a) Only at first.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

2. Lincoln reiterated in the debates that the slavery issue was between who?
(a) Lincoln and Douglas.
(b) The North and the South.
(c) The people of the western territories.
(d) The Union and the Declaration of Independence.

3. The Republicans held a convention with Lincoln as the keynote speaker, and he gave an hour-and-a-half long impromptu speech. As what is this speech known?
(a) The Last Speech.
(b) The Best Speech.
(c) The Lost Speech.
(d) The Worst Speech.

4. When Lincoln moved to New Salem, for what did he become known?
(a) His height and beard.
(b) His physical strength and honesty.
(c) His quiet demeanor.
(d) His tall hat.

5. What did this bill state?
(a) Slavery should be legal in the territories.
(b) Slavery would be illegal.
(c) Slavery would be banned in the northern states.
(d) Slavery should be legal in all states.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Douglas treat Lincoln at this debate?

2. Lincoln's Republicans wanted him to pin Douglas down on what?

3. What was Abraham's first job?

4. What school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?

5. Insecurities with whom would plague him for many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the political environment at this time. What did this mean for the Whigs?

2. Describe Robert Lincoln.

3. With what deaths do the Lincolns have to deal?

4. Describe Douglas and Lincoln's first debate.

5. Why did Lincoln become known as a railroad lawyer?

6. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?

7. What was Lincoln's first job? How might this have affected his opinion on slavery?

8. What were the effects of Douglas' "don't care" attitude?

9. Describe Mary Todd.

10. How do the Lincolns raise their children?

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