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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. When was Frederick Douglass born?
2. What state had already mostly returned to Union control, so it was not named and was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?
3. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
4. When did Abraham Lincoln first meet with Frederick Douglass?
5. What is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Lincoln initially refuse to allow blacks in the Union Army, as discussed in Chapter 7?
2. What military decision did General Benjamin F. Butler make in 1861 regarding escaped slaves?
3. What candidates were elected from the various parties for the 1860 presidential election?
4. What political strategies did Lincoln assert in Chapter 5? What issues were avoided and why?
5. What led to John C. Fremont's removal from command in Chapter 6?
6. What actions did John C. Fremont take with escaped slaves in Chapter 6?
7. What was Abraham Lincoln's opinion of General Benjamin F. Butler's actions in Chapter 6?
8. What did Lincoln write of his impressions of New Orleans as a young man?
9. What actions and events led to the beginning of the Civil War, as discussed in Chapter 5?
10. What happened to the slaves who escaped to the Union in the beginning of the war, as described in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the ideals, philosophies and political beliefs of Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. How did each man's vision change over time?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation and the enlisting of blacks in the Union Army. How were blacks treated in comparison to whites?
Essay Topic 3
Describe James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and the presidential elections of 1848. How was Lincoln involved in campaigning?
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