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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
2. In what year did Lincoln give a speech denouncing America's new policy regarding slavery in new western territories, as described in Chapter 3?
3. In the 1840s, Lincoln helped represent a slave owner whose slave and four children claimed to be free when the owner transported them from where into Illinois?
4. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
5. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What influences from Lincoln's childhood does the author attribute to his beliefs about slavery in Chapter 2?
2. What was the global and national status of slavery during the late 1700s and early 1800s?
3. When did Abraham Lincoln first become involved in the abolitionist movement, as discussed in Chapter 1?
4. What did Lincoln argue regarding free labor in the South, as described in Chapter 4?
5. What led to the debates between Lincoln and Douglas in Chapter 4? What was their impact?
6. What was Lincoln's main aim in criticizing President Polk, as discussed in Chapter 2?
7. Who was John C. Fremont? What relationship did Fremont have with Lincoln?
8. What intention does the author state in the Preface of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery"?
9. When and why did the Republican Party emerge in the 1850s? How did Lincoln fit in with the Republicans?
10. Describe Abraham Lincoln's most controversial court case discussed in Chapter 2. What was the outcome of the trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the measures introduced by Lincoln regarding fugitive slaves in 1861. How did the border states receive Lincoln's attempts at resolution?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the slavery laws of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois during Lincoln's childhood. How did the laws differ from the South to the North?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the career of author Eric Foner and the publication of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery". What awards has the book earned? How has it been received by critics and the public?
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