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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. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?

2. When was Lincoln born?

3. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

4. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?

5. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

2. What does Lincoln state about his belief in racial equality?

3. What will tear the Union asunder according to Lincoln's address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield?

4. Who was Grace Bedell and what did she suggest to Lincoln?

5. What is the legitimate object of government according to Lincoln in "Half Slave and Half Free"?

6. What did Lincoln want John Fremont to modify?

7. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

8. What did a political opponent charge Lincoln with in 1846?

9. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

10. How did Lincoln hone his argument by the sixth debate in Illinois in 1858?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that criticism had on President Lincoln and what steps he took to counter criticism.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Lincoln's conclusions about the three things necessary to bring an end to the war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lincoln's decision to support Henry Clay over James K. Polk.

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