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

2. 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 Southern loss made people think that the war would be over quickly.
(c) The Union loss made people think that the war might go on for a long time.
(d) The stalemate made people think that the war might go on for a long time.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lincoln bolster his support in the North?

2. How did Lincoln respond to the controversies surrounding him?

3. What did Hooker fail to do at Chancellorsville, in Lincoln's estimation?

4. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?

5. What turned public opinion in favor of Lincoln?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's approach to the question of slavery relative to his conduct of the war.

2. Describe Lincoln's falling out with Salmon Chase.

3. How did Lincoln change the command structure of the army in order to get better results out of General McClellan?

4. How did Lincoln establish the terms for peace?

5. Why did Lincoln not liberate all the slaves early in the war?

6. Describe General McClellan's campaign against Lincoln.

7. What difficulties did Salmon Chase create for Lincoln?

8. Describe Lincoln's plans to run for re-election.

9. How was the Civil War progressing for the Union troops in 1864?

10. What was the state of the Union after Lincoln was re-elected?

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