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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accusations surrounded Mary?
(a) That she was not American.
(b) That she was in love with another man.
(c) That she was secretly a Southern sympathizer.
(d) That she was spoiled and unkind.

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

3. Virginia officially seceded on April 17, and the Confederacy declared ____________ its capital.
(a) Richmond.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Lexington.

4. Lincoln demoted McDowell in favor of who to take command of the Army of the Potomac?
(a) Winfield Scott.
(b) John Garland.
(c) George B. McClellan.
(d) Joseph E. Johnston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would relieve Lincoln's depression and allow him to escape for a little while?

2. After becoming President-Elect, Lincoln began compiling a list of what?

3. Lincoln was very busy, often with over _________ visitors a day, and his right hand was swollen and sore from all the shaking.

4. Along with South Carolina, what did Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas do?

5. Lincoln _________ capable generals to lead his armies against the Southern insurrection.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

2. What ended Lincoln's 10% plan? How was he affected by this and other actions by members of the Republican Party?

3. How did Lincoln handle McClellan's inactivity?

4. How did Lincoln go about changing who was in charge of the Potomac Army?

5. How did Lincoln get slavery outlawed in all federal territories?

6. How was Lincoln in conflict over emancipation? What did he eventually decide about emancipation?

7. Describe Lincoln's call for troops.

8. What did Lincoln do with the Fugitive Slave Law? What were the effects of this?

9. What happened when McClellan clashed with General Lee over Richmond?

10. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

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