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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 tell Hooker not to do in "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?

2. How did Lincoln react to the reception of the Emancipation Proclamation according to "Breath Alone Kills No Rebels" ?

3. What were the Unionists calling the army to go easy on according to "Leaving Any Available Card Unplayed"?

4. Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for?

5. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

2. What did Lincoln point out in a December 1863 address according to "Events Have Controlled Me"?

3. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

4. What became a contentious issue of the Reconstruction era?

5. What writ did Lincoln suspend?

6. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

7. What does Lincoln make the Union synonymous with in December 1862?

8. What trade did Lincoln reject?

9. What does Lincoln stress about the war to a group of soldiers?

10. What did Lincoln declare in January 1863 according to "A New Birth in Freedom"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Wilkes Booth's concerns regarding President Abraham Lincoln's rhetoric and political strategies.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the significance of profiteering during the Civil War and its impact on slaves.

Essay Topic 3

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

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