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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?
(a) General McClellan.
(b) General McCook.
(c) General McCall.
(d) General McArthur.

2. What happened to white Union commanders leading black soldiers captured by Confederates according to "The Same Protection to All Its Soldiers"?
(a) They were killed.
(b) They were forced to serve in the Confederate army.
(c) They were forced to sign confession letters.
(d) They were sent home.

3. How long did "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free" give to the Confederacy states to rejoin the Union?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 50 days.
(c) 100 days.
(d) 80 days.

4. Who was "I Am Distressed Immeasurably" intended for?
(a) General Grant.
(b) General Meade.
(c) General Sherman.
(d) General McClellan.

5. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?
(a) Saving the Union.
(b) Maintaining his legacy.
(c) Humiliating Jefferson Davis.
(d) Freeing the slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"?

2. What was one of Lincoln key objectives in the war according to "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His"?

3. What policy did Lincoln ask congress to help with in "Gradual Emancipation is Better for All"?

4. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?

5. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lincoln attempt to persuade Congress to do?

2. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

3. What did Lincoln demonstrate in his letter to General Don Carlos Buell according to "We Cannot Escape History"?

4. Why was Hooker soon relieved of his duties?

5. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

6. What does Lincoln foreshadow in response to a proclamation by General David Hunter?

7. What does Lincoln address when he writes to General Hooker?

8. What should Hooker's chief aim be according to another letter to Hooker?

9. What does Lincoln claim in a response to a white man?

10. What writ did Lincoln suspend?

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