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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lincoln handle the question of emancipating the slaves?

2. What tragedy did Lincoln suffer early in the Civil War?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Donald account for Grant's success in the West, such that Lincoln wanted to appoint him to run the Union army?

2. What risk did Lincoln run by suspending habeas corpus?

3. What difficulties did Salmon Chase create for Lincoln?

4. How did Lincoln establish the terms for peace?

5. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

6. How did Lincoln bolster his support in the face of criticism over McClellan's inaction?

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

8. How did the Civil War create international difficulties for Lincoln?

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

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

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