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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. In October 1859, a band of Northern abolitionists tried to capture ____________, a town in Virginia, and start a rebellion.

2. Lincoln read voraciously and taught himself mathematics, but his real interest was in what?

3. The bill sparked what debates?

4. Where was Lincoln born?

5. The Presidential campaign of 1856 elected who?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Douglas and Lincoln's first debate.

2. What did the bill spark?

3. What might have begun Lincoln's fascination with madness?

4. What children were born amid these deaths?

5. What was Lincoln's first job? How might this have affected his opinion on slavery?

6. What was the Dred Scott decision?

7. What happened between Lincoln and Mary Owens?

8. Who were Abraham Lincoln's parents?

9. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?

10. What did free-soilers think about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln is a member of the Whig Party and the then the Republican Party.

Part 1) Describe the Whig Party. Why does Lincoln join this party? How do Lincoln's views influence the Whig Party? How does this party affect him?

Part 2) What happens to the Whig Party? What is the connection between this and the Republican Party? Why does Lincoln join the Republican Party?

Part 3) To which party would you belong today? Why? How important are political parties? Why do you believe this?

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln has a vision.

Part 1) Describe this vision. How is it related to his obsession? How does it affect him?

Part 2) How does this vision and Mary's interpretation of it act as foreshadowing? What other foreshadowing takes place?

Part 3) How dose this vision reflect his personality? How does this side of his personality contrast his public persona?

Essay Topic 3

Sherman burns cities in the South.

Part 1) What is the reason for this strategy? Is it effective? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Sherman compare to other military leaders in the Civil War? How necessary is he to the Union? Explain.

Part 3) Should Sherman have burned cities in the south? Why or why not? How has this destruction affected the South? How is this destruction still seen today?

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