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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. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?

2. What type of political opponent did Lincoln pursue during the war according to "Indispensable to the Public Safety"?

3. Who was "The Heaviest Blow Yet Dealt to the Rebellion" intended for?

4. What did Lincoln say the country did not have the capacity to do in "A Full Pardon"?

5. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are elections necessary based on an address written on November 10, 1864?

2. What did Lincoln do to spare the Douglas family?

3. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

4. What does Lincoln stress about the war to a group of soldiers?

5. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

6. What does Lincoln make the Union synonymous with in December 1862?

7. What does Lincoln address when he writes to General Hooker?

8. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

9. What did Lincoln urge General McClellan to do in a letter?

10. What did Lincoln demonstrate in his letter to General Don Carlos Buell according to "We Cannot Escape History"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lincoln's decision to support Henry Clay over James K. Polk.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the meaning of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the reason Lincoln gave the address.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Lincoln's election affected the South's decision to secede.

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