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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 does Lincoln congratulate in "You Were Right, and I Was Wrong"?

2. What was General Hooker appointed as at the time of "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?

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

4. What compelled Lincoln to take the steps leading to war and the Emancipation Proclamation according to "If Slavery is Not Wrong, Nothing is Wrong"?

5. When was "Will Be Received and Considered" written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lincoln respond to Illinois Congressman Isaac Arnold?

5. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

6. Why are elections necessary based on an address written on November 10, 1864?

7. What trade did Lincoln reject?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose two generals from the Civil War and compare their methodology and leadership skills.

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