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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 nickname did Stephen A. Douglas have in politics?

3. What, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War?

4. Who founded the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator?

5. What were Europeans who participated in or supported the revolutions of 1848 that swept Europe called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What military decision did General Benjamin F. Butler make in 1861 regarding escaped slaves?

2. What candidates were elected from the various parties for the 1860 presidential election?

3. Why did Lincoln initially refuse to allow blacks in the Union Army, as discussed in Chapter 7?

4. What state's slavery abolition was of greatest importance to Lincoln? Why?

5. What was permitted by ordinance of the Second Confiscation Act?

6. Who was Frederick Douglass? When did he first meet with Lincoln?

7. What bill was passed by Congress in July of 1861?

8. What was Abraham Lincoln's opinion of General Benjamin F. Butler's actions in Chapter 6?

9. What actions did Secretary of State Seward take to further the colonialist cause during the Civil War? What problems were encountered?

10. What did Lincoln allow Southern states to do in order to get around the Emancipation Proclamation in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the First and Second Confiscation Acts. How did each of these acts further the Union's cause?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life of Frederick Douglass. What impact did Douglass have on the black community in America? What influence did he have on Abraham Lincoln?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lincoln's Law practice in Illinois during the 1840s, and notable cases taken by Lincoln which centered on slaves or former slaves. What do these cases say about Lincoln's views on slavery?

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