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

2. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?

3. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?

4. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

5. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns did Lincoln have regarding the Maryland state legislature?

2. What policies does Lincoln advocate in his letter to the editor of the Sangamo Journal in 1836?

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

4. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

5. What does Lincoln contrast the "mud-sill" theory with?

6. What did Lincoln want John Fremont to modify?

7. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

8. When was Lincoln unusually emotional?

9. What characteristics does Lincoln consider in the ideal lawyer?

10. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance of the Douglas-Lincoln debate and how Lincoln used these debates to hone his rhetoric against Douglas and the pro-slavery stance.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Abraham Lincoln's personal background and why it may have influenced his belief in the free labor theory.

Essay Topic 3

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

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