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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to complicate U.S. relations with Britain?
(a) Two Confederate officers were seized from a British ship.
(b) British aid was intercepted by the South.
(c) British merchants wanted to help the Confederacy.
(d) Some northerners wanted to help the South through the British.

2. Where was Lincoln on Election night 1864?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) The War Department.
(c) Arlington Cemetery.
(d) The White House.

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

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

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

6. Why were the western states unhappy with the Civil War?
(a) Their trade with the South was disrupted.
(b) Their territorial expansion was halted.
(c) Their resources were consumed by the war.
(d) They were not protected from Indians.

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

8. What was Lincoln's campaign motto for his re-election campaign?
(a) Bringing it Back Together.
(b) No Union with Slavery.
(c) Better not to Switch Horses.
(d) Let the Union be Reunited.

9. 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 foster Greeley's ambitions.
(d) That the real purpose was to reduce the effectiveness of the federal government.

10. Who was the general in charge of Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War?
(a) Lee.
(b) McClellan.
(c) Grant.
(d) Thomas.

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

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

13. Where did Union troops suffer an early defeat?
(a) Bull Run.
(b) Fort Donelson.
(c) Antietam.
(d) Brice's Crossroads.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger did the Confederate troops pose in summer 1864?

2. How were things going for the Union in 1862?

3. What does Donald say Lincoln returned to with the Gettysburg Address?

4. Who was Edward Stanton?

5. What was the public sentiment about the Civil War at the beginning?

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