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

2. What was one consequence of Lincoln's letter to Greeley?
(a) Some in the Union party wanted to rescind his nomination.
(b) Some Republicans wanted to rescind his nomination.
(c) Some Republicans wanted to impeach him.
(d) Some Democrats wanted to impeach him.

3. How did the Civil War progress after initial Union losses?
(a) Union troops suffered one disaster after another.
(b) Union troops languished for lack of supplies.
(c) Union troops began to win battles.
(d) Southern troops began to falter for lack of supplies.

4. How did Lincoln bolster his support in the North?
(a) By offering them freedom from federal taxes.
(b) By offering to pay for any war damages.
(c) By encouraging the border states to liberate their slaves.
(d) By promising them funds for reconstruction.

5. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?
(a) Mid-Atlantic states.
(b) Border states.
(c) Slave states.
(d) Free states.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln waiting for before making the Emancipation Proclamation?

2. Where did Union troops suffer an early defeat?

3. How did Lincoln participate in the 1862 elections?

4. What technique did Lincoln use to kill the 50% plan Congress gave him?

5. When did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe General McClellan's campaign against Lincoln.

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

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

6. Describe Lincoln's final falling out with General McClellan.

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

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

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

10. How did Lincoln handle the decision of when to liberate the slaves?

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