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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. Lee invaded Maryland, and Lincoln had no choice but to set McClellan and the Army of the Potomac to dispel the attack. What did he decide it meant if McClellan won?

2. Vicksburg surrendered to Grant who Lincoln admired for what reason?

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

4. The Senate wanted to make what a war objective?

5. South Carolina unanimously voted to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

2. How did General Lee shock the Union?

3. What was happening to Lincoln's reconstruction plan in Louisiana?

4. What are two battles won by the Union? What problems still existed, though?

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

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

7. What happened to Willie? How did this affect the Lincolns?

8. How was the Southern Confederacy formed?

9. How did Lincoln handle McClellan's inactivity?

10. Describe Lincoln's vision. What was Mary's interpretation of this vision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln opened a country store with Jon Berry, but they went into debt.

Part 1) How did this debt occur? How did it affect Lincoln? What did he learn from this?

Part 2) What did he call this debt? Why might he have called it this?

Part 3) What can we as Americans learn from Lincoln's debt and his process of dealing with it?

Essay Topic 2

There is a great amount of political turmoil throughout Lincoln's career in politics.

Part 1) Describe this political turmoil. What caused this turmoil? How did Lincoln and other respond to it?

Part 2) How did Lincoln and others help to create this turmoil? How does this turmoil affect our world today?

Part 3) What political turmoil exists in our world today? How does it compare to the turmoil of the 19th century?

Essay Topic 3

Lincoln has an obsession with death.

Part 1) Describe this obsession. Why might it have begun? What events exacerbated it?

Part 2) How can this be seen as foreshadowing? How does it affect him throughout his life?

Part 3) What is the connection between this obsession and his religious beliefs?

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