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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. McClellan still refused to attack the rebels head-on. Why?

2. By what was Mary haunted?

3. When McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas, what did he find?

4. Lincoln invited who to stay with them at the White House?

5. On January 1st, 1863, as Commander in Chief of the army and navy, Lincoln would do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the Union worry about Great Britain doing? What did Great Britain end up doing? Why might they have done this?

3. What led to antiwar protests?

4. What happened when McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas?

5. Describe the events at the National Soldier's Cemetery at Gettysburg.

6. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

7. Describe Lincoln's generals.

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

9. Who did Lincoln invite to stay with him and Mary at the White House? What was this person's reaction to staying with the Lincoln's?

10. How did General Lee shock the Union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Union Army is weak through much of the war.

Part 1) Describe the Union Army. Why is it so weak? How is this reflected in various Civil War battles?

Part 2) How is the army able to be successful in the end? How do the leaders of this army learn from their mistakes? What role does Lincoln play in the strengthening of this army?

Part 3) Compare the Union Army to the U.S. Army today?

Essay Topic 2

Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse.

Part 1) Describe the events that lead up to this surrender. How did the Confederates lose their control over the war?

Part 2) How does this affect the south and the reconciliation of the Union?

Part 3) How might this surrender and the victory of the Union play a role in Lincoln's assassination?

Essay Topic 3

Lincoln makes plans for emancipation.

Part 1) What is emancipation? How does he make plans for emancipation? How do others influence his plans?

Part 2) What role does the Civil War play in the ability for emancipation to occur? What do others think about Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? Why?

Part 3) Could the North have won the war without the emancipation? Why or why not?

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