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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Union troops suffer a major defeat under General Burnside?
(a) Bull Run.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Manassas.
(d) Fredericksburg.

2. What is considered the most controversial action Lincoln took during the Civil War?
(a) The suspension of habeas corpus.
(b) The burning of Atlanta.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) Replacing McClellan with Burnside.

3. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?
(a) Mid-Atlantic states.
(b) Free states.
(c) Border states.
(d) Slave states.

4. How were things going for the Union in 1862?
(a) Things were proceeding well.
(b) Successes were mixed with setbacks.
(c) Things were not going well.
(d) The situation was chaotic, and it was hard to say how things were.

5. How did Congress handle the crisis with the British?
(a) They revoked Lincoln's war powers.
(b) They gave Lincoln explicit war powers.
(c) They arrested Simon Cameron.
(d) They opened an investigation into Lincoln and McClellan.

6. Why did Lincoln replace General Burnside?
(a) He had lost his subordinates' respect.
(b) He would not follow Lincoln's orders.
(c) He was incompetent.
(d) He was losing too many battles.

7. How did Lincoln announce his desire for the Presidential nomination?
(a) He made a public address.
(b) He let his advisors know that he would welcome the nomination.
(c) He undermined the prospects of his opponents.
(d) He staged a scene in which his advisors gestured to crown him.

8. What criticism was made of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) That it did not give the slaves enough.
(b) That it did not repair the injuries to African societies.
(c) That it did not free slaves in the Confederate states.
(d) That it did not punish slaveholders enough.

9. What happened to increase Lincoln's chances of reelection?
(a) The Democratic candidate was embroiled in a scandal.
(b) The Democratic nominee withdrew.
(c) The Democrats were splintered.
(d) The Democratic candidates annihilated each other.

10. How did the first major engagement with Southern troops change the public view of the war?
(a) The Union loss made people think that the South might succeed.
(b) The stalemate made people think that the war might go on for a long time.
(c) The Southern loss made people think that the war would be over quickly.
(d) The Union loss made people think that the war might go on for a long time.

11. What issue does Donald say consumed a great deal of Lincoln's time and drove his politics?
(a) Preventing in-fighting in his cabinet.
(b) Keeping border states loyal.
(c) Preparing the public for a long war.
(d) Supplying Fort Sumter.

12. What document justified the controversial step Lincoln took during the Civil War?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Articles of Confederation.
(d) The Constitution.

13. What was Lincoln's relationship with McClellan through 1862?
(a) McClellan would not follow Lincoln's orders.
(b) McClellan was incompetent but blamed his failures on Lincoln.
(c) McClellan followed Lincoln's orders, but not always with success.
(d) Lincoln gave McClellan mixed messages about winning the war but being easy on the South.

14. What condition did Lincoln propose to impose on states that wanted to rejoin the union?
(a) States had to renounce their secession and repay the North for their war costs.
(b) State governments had to be run by men who had taken an oath of loyalty to the country.
(c) Governors had to be appointed by Lincoln himself.
(d) States had to free their slaves and demonstrate integration of black and white cultures.

15. What did the Battle of Antietam indicate for Lincoln?
(a) That he should bolster his support before making any new offensives.
(b) That God smiled on the Union.
(c) That he should abandon emancipation for now.
(d) That he should change generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lincoln appease abolitionist forces in the North during the Civil War?

2. How did the Civil War progress after initial Union losses?

3. How did Lincoln participate in the 1862 elections?

4. What terms did Lincoln offer to the parties Greeley claimed to represent?

5. Who was Lincoln's chief opponent for the nomination for President in 1864?

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