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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. Jude Early led a rebel force from Harper's Ferry to seize what city?
(a) Richmond.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) Charleston.

2. Though Salmon Chase was favored to run against Lincoln for the Republican nomination, what scandal erased any hope Chase had for the nomination?
(a) Gould and Fisk.
(b) The Pomeroy Circular.
(c) Civil War Profiteering.
(d) Yazoo Land.

3. Who was Fredrick Douglass?
(a) An army general.
(b) An inventor.
(c) An influential black abolitionist leader.
(d) A member of Lincoln's cabinet.

4. Robert, Lincoln's oldest son, wanted to do what, but Mary said no?
(a) Get married.
(b) Enlist in the army.
(c) Join the Confederacy.
(d) Move out of the country.

5. General Lee shocked the Union by doing what?
(a) Resigning from his position.
(b) Taking rebel troops north.
(c) Joining the Union.
(d) Retreating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert E. Lee decided to fight for whom?

2. Who did Lincoln think about after Willie's death?

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

4. Lincoln appointed Salmon Chase as what?

5. ______________ declared itself "neutral" in the conflict, with people enlisting in both armies.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

5. Who was Lincoln desperately trying to keep in the Union? What was the outcome of this?

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

7. 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?

8. What happened when Lincoln said he did not support the amendment?

9. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

10. Describe Lincoln's call for troops.

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