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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 appease the border states?
(a) By moving the fighting to the south.
(b) By separating abolition from the war for the Union.
(c) By moving the fighting to the North.
(d) By taking more recruits from the north.

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

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

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

5. Which was the first state to return to the Union?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?

2. When did Lincoln present the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet?

3. Who was the general in charge of Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War?

4. Who was Edward Stanton?

5. What obstacle did Lincoln face in moving troops from north to south?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

2. When does Donald locate the low point for Lincoln's administration?

3. What international crisis did Lincoln leave Seward to avert?

4. Describe General McClellan's campaign against Lincoln.

5. What problems did Lincoln have with General McClellan?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his wife during the hard times of the war.

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