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

2. What obstacle did Lincoln face in moving troops from north to south?
(a) Inconsistent rail service.
(b) Pro-South citizens in Maryland.
(c) Lack of funds.
(d) Railroad saboteurs.

3. How did Lincoln respond to the controversies surrounding him?
(a) He second-guessed himself constantly.
(b) He became physically haggard.
(c) He entrenched himself with loyal supporters.
(d) He surrounded himself with people who would only give him good news.

4. What effect did Lincoln's response to Greeley have?
(a) It made reparations a consequence of secession.
(b) It alienated Lincoln from his Northern supporters.
(c) It eliminated all prerequisites for rejoining the Union.
(d) It made the abolition of slavery a condition of peace.

5. What turned public opinion in favor of Lincoln?
(a) The praise of Lincoln's opponents.
(b) A string of decisive Union victories.
(c) Lincoln's open letters about his ideas.
(d) Lincoln's determination to honor his promise to liberate the slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lincoln on Election night 1864?

2. How did Lincoln's strategy of appointing cabinet-members get him in trouble?

3. What prospect was beginning to open for Lincoln as he entered the third year of the war?

4. Which Union loss caused Lincoln to exclaim, "What will the country say?"

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problems did Lincoln face from Minnesota?

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What difficulties did Salmon Chase create for Lincoln?

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