1. Why were Democrats critical of Lincoln?
(a) For failing to earn his generals' loyalty.
(b) For suppressing free speech.
(c) For cutting off ties with England and France.
(d) For his generals' ambitious and aggressive tactics.

2. How did the war effort affect international relations?
(a) France and Britain complained because they could not get Southern cotton.
(b) While the Civil War raged, Mexico was threatening to retake territories it lost in the Mexican War.
(c) France was sending support to the Confederacy.
(d) With so much attention on the war, the US was losing its trade advantages in Asia.

3. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?
(a) Mobilizing the free states.
(b) Raising an army.
(c) Raising money.
(d) Dealing with European states.

4. How did the first major engagement with Southern troops change the public view of the war?
(a) The Southern loss made people think that the war would be over quickly.
(b) The Union loss made people think that the war might go on for a long time.
(c) The Union loss made people think that the South might succeed.
(d) The stalemate made people think that the war might go on for a long time.

5. Why did Lincoln ultimately appoint Halleck as General-in-Chief?
(a) He was willing to punish the Southern slaveholders.
(b) He was more aggressive than McClellan was.
(c) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.
(d) He was not afraid to use freed slaves in his army.