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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 Lincoln's strategy of appointing cabinet-members get him in trouble?
(a) No one trusted others enough to work together.
(b) Infighting kept anything from getting done.
(c) Rumors started to circulate that he was really affected by only one advisor.
(d) Accusations of corruption were endemic.

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

3. What technique did Lincoln use to kill the 50% plan Congress gave him?
(a) Veto.
(b) Signing statement.
(c) Filibuster.
(d) Pocket veto.

4. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?
(a) Stephen Douglas.
(b) Preston Brooks.
(c) Laurence Keitt.
(d) Charles Sumner.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What condition did Lincoln propose to impose on states that wanted to rejoin the union?

3. Why were Democrats critical of Lincoln?

4. Where did the Union troops suffer a major defeat under General Burnside?

5. What does Donald say the Gettysburg Address indicates about Lincoln?

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 was the state of the Union after Lincoln was re-elected?

3. What problems did Lincoln face from Minnesota?

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

5. What problems did Lincoln have with General McClellan?

6. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

7. Describe the genesis and delivery of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

8. What major diplomatic problem confronted Lincoln at the end of the Civil War?

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

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

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