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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Donald say Lincoln returned to with the Gettysburg Address?
(a) Making public proclamations.
(b) Habeas Corpus.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Optimism.

2. What did Hooker fail to do at Chancellorsville, in Lincoln's estimation?
(a) Press with his entire army.
(b) Retreat in time.
(c) Keep enough soldiers in reserve.
(d) Wage a cautious battle.

3. What did Lincoln suspect about Greeley's proposal?
(a) That the real purpose was to enslave the South to Northern economic interests.
(b) That the real purpose was to work against Lincoln's reelection.
(c) That the real purpose was to reduce the effectiveness of the federal government.
(d) That the real purpose was to foster Greeley's ambitions.

4. When did Lincoln present the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet?
(a) April 1863.
(b) September 1862.
(c) July 1863.
(d) October 1863.

5. What was Lincoln's view of his role in the Civil War?
(a) He was megalomaniacal.
(b) He was messianic.
(c) He was indifferent.
(d) He was fatalistic.

6. How did Lincoln appease abolitionist forces in the North during the Civil War?
(a) By signaling his opposition to slavery.
(b) By outlawing the slave trade.
(c) By punishing the Southern troops whenever he could.
(d) By making the Emancipation Proclamation as early as possible.

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

8. How did the war effort affect international relations?
(a) France and Britain complained because they could not get Southern cotton.
(b) While the Civil War raged, Mexico was threatening to retake territories it lost in the Mexican War.
(c) France was sending support to the Confederacy.
(d) With so much attention on the war, the US was losing its trade advantages in Asia.

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

10. What impressed Lincoln enough that he appointed Grant to control Union forces against the South?
(a) Grant's powerful supporters in Congress.
(b) Grant's reputation as an aggressive and merciless general.
(c) Grant's success in minor engagements.
(d) Grant's success in the west.

11. What did Horace Greeley do during the international crisis facing Lincoln?
(a) Advocated for international mediation.
(b) Ran Northern blockades.
(c) Organized a conference on trade.
(d) Wrote articles critical of Lincoln.

12. Which Union loss caused Lincoln to exclaim, "What will the country say?"
(a) Chancellorsville.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Fredericksburg.

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

14. How did Lincoln respond to the controversies surrounding him?
(a) He entrenched himself with loyal supporters.
(b) He surrounded himself with people who would only give him good news.
(c) He became physically haggard.
(d) He second-guessed himself constantly.

15. How did Lincoln bolster his support in the North?
(a) By offering them freedom from federal taxes.
(b) By encouraging the border states to liberate their slaves.
(c) By offering to pay for any war damages.
(d) By promising them funds for reconstruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Democrats critical of Lincoln?

2. What effect did Lincoln's response to Greeley have?

3. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?

4. Whom did the Democrats get to run against Lincoln?

5. What was one consequence of Lincoln's letter to Greeley?

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