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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 was the name of a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century which oversaw the military affairs in the country west of the Mississippi River to the borders of California and Oregon?

2. The Constitutional Union Party was also known as what in the state of California?

3. In 1820, the American Colonization Society began sending black volunteers where to establish a colony for freed American slaves?

4. Who did Lincoln suggest was tearing apart the country instead of the Republicans during a speech in the 1860 presidential campaign?

5. Where was John C. Fremont commanding forces during the war and freeing the slaves of rebels whom he executed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the slaves who escaped to the Union in the beginning of the war, as described in Chapter 6?

3. What actions did John C. Fremont take with escaped slaves in Chapter 6?

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

5. What did the Emancipation Proclamation allow for regarding the military, as discussed in Chapter 8?

6. When did Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee abolish slavery?

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

8. What did President Buchanan do in response to the secession of the Southern states in Chapter 5?

9. What did Lincoln assert of the Republican Party at his speech at the Cooper Institute in 1860?

10. What political strategies did Lincoln assert in Chapter 5? What issues were avoided and why?

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 Lincoln's tenure with the Illinois legislature. When and why did Lincoln enter politics?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the measures introduced by Lincoln regarding fugitive slaves in 1861. How did the border states receive Lincoln's attempts at resolution?

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