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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General Winfield Scott was _________ to take the field.
(a) Too young.
(b) Too novice.
(c) Too unsure of himself.
(d) Too old.

2. General Lee shocked the Union by doing what?
(a) Taking rebel troops north.
(b) Joining the Union.
(c) Retreating.
(d) Resigning from his position.

3. He left McClellan in charge of what army?
(a) The Army of Kentucky.
(b) The Western Army.
(c) The Army of Viriginia.
(d) The Army of the Potomac.

4. In the Senate, John J. Crittenden proposed the Crittenden Plan which suggested what?
(a) Moving the location of the Missouri Compromise line, abolishing slavery in some southern states.
(b) Moving the Missouri Compromise line, encouraging slavery in some northern states.
(c) Abolishing the Missouri Compromise line, encouraging slavery.
(d) Reviving the Missouri Compromise line, abolishing slavery above it, and protecting slavery below it.

5. Why did Lincoln refuse to make any compromises about slavery?
(a) He did not want to buy his right to be peacefully inaugurated.
(b) He refused to make any compromises throughout his Presidency.
(c) He was afraid to upset the Southern and border states.
(d) He did not want slavery to exist in the Union.

6. The War Department began mobilizing black regiments, agreeing that black and white outfits would do what?
(a) Remain together.
(b) Remain segregated.
(c) Train together.
(d) Fight side by side.

7. Lincoln declared a blockade of the Southern coast, and was trying desperately to keep the border states in the Union, including what states?
(a) New Jersey, New York, New Mexico.
(b) Kentucky, Illinois, and West Virginia.
(c) Missouri, Massachusetts, New York.
(d) Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri.

8. When McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas, what did he find?
(a) A well-stocked and well-trained Confederate Army.
(b) A Union regiment.
(c) The camp abandoned and that the cannons he thought the rebels had were just logs.
(d) The camp abandoned and a great deal of weaponry.

9. Lincoln demoted McClellan and had who take over the Commander in Chief job?
(a) Joseph G. Totten.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Albert S. Johnston.
(d) Sylvester Churchill.

10. Lincoln decided to post Henry Halleck as what, trying to find a man who would fight for him?
(a) General in Chief.
(b) Brevet Brigadier General.
(c) Brevet Lieutenant General.
(d) Major General.

11. Who was Lincoln's first cabinet appointment?
(a) William H. Seward as Secretary of State.
(b) John P. Usher as Secretary of the Interior.
(c) William P. Fessenden as Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War.

12. Upon reports that Grant was drinking again, Lincoln did what?
(a) Made him join Alcoholics Anonymous.
(b) Sent people to check on him.
(c) Relieved him of his duties.
(d) Spoke to him.

13. ____________ stayed in the Union.
(a) West Vriginia and Illinois.
(b) Kentucky and Illinois.
(c) Maryland and Missouri.
(d) Massachusetts, and Maryland.

14. Who was Lincoln's Attorney General?
(a) James Speed.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) Montgomery Blair.
(d) William Dennison.

15. In Lincoln's inauguration speech, he promised first and foremost to do what?
(a) Be honest.
(b) Uphold the Union.
(c) Bring equality to all men and women.
(d) Free the slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln got Congress to sign a bill that overturned what, outlawing slavery in all federal territories?

2. Southern concerns about slavery were growing more frantic, and Lincoln refused to make a public statement. Why did he refuse to do this?

3. Lincoln wanted to be elected for a second term, though he had a strange feeling. What was this feeling?

4. Because of ____________, most Democrats were now against Lincoln.

5. What did Fremont do in Missouri without Lincoln's permission?

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