2. Who was Lincoln's chief opponent for the nomination for President in 1864?
(a) Jefferson Davies.
(b) General Burnside.
(c) General Meade.
(d) Salmon Chase.

3. What action did Congress take on slavery at the end of 1864?
(a) They issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) They passed the 13th amendment ending slavery.
(c) They passed the Emancipation Proclamation into law.
(d) They passed the 14th Amendment giving blacks the right to vote.

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

5. What was the occasion for the Gettysburg Address?
(a) The dedication of a cemetery.
(b) The loss at Chancellorsville.
(c) Lincoln's passage through Gettysburg.
(d) The victory at Gettysburg.

6. Whom did the Democrats get to run against Lincoln?
(a) Ulysses Grant.
(b) Horace Greeley.
(c) Salmon Chase.
(d) McClellan.

7. How did Lincoln appease the border states?
(a) By moving the fighting to the south.
(b) By separating abolition from the war for the Union.
(c) By taking more recruits from the north.
(d) By moving the fighting to the North.

8. What was McClellan's feeling about the President and Congress?
(a) He was cowed by them.
(b) He was afraid of them.
(c) He distrusted them.
(d) He was disgusted by civilian leadership.

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

10. What prospect was beginning to open for Lincoln as he entered the third year of the war?
(a) Imperial power.
(b) Life-long appointment.
(c) Abdication.
(d) Reelection.

11. What turned public opinion in favor of Lincoln?
(a) Lincoln's determination to honor his promise to liberate the slaves.
(b) A string of decisive Union victories.
(c) The praise of Lincoln's opponents.
(d) Lincoln's open letters about his ideas.

12. What was Lincoln waiting for before making the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Desperation in the South.
(b) Southern surrender.
(c) Slave revolts.
(d) A Union victory.

13. How did Lincoln view the Battle of Antietam?
(a) As an indicator of whose strategies were superior.
(b) As an indication of which army was ultimately superior.
(c) As an indication of divine will about emancipation.
(d) As an indication of fate with regard to the Union.

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

15. When did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?
(a) Winter 1862.
(b) Spring 1864.
(c) Fall 1863.
(d) Spring 1863.