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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the issue at the heart of the issue that brought Lincoln back to politics?

2. What did Lincoln work on after the 1852 election?

3. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?

4. What did Lincoln work on after the 1858 election?

5. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother like?

2. Describe Lincoln's retirement from politics.

3. How was Lincoln's Presidential campaign conducted?

4. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

5. What was the state of the Whig party in Illinois and elsewhere, during Lincoln's tenure?

6. Describe Lincoln's entrance into politics.

7. Describe Abraham Lincoln's period of aimlessness in Illinois.

8. What was the effect of Lincoln's election on national politics?

9. What was Lincoln's early relationship with his father like?

10. Describe Lincoln's arrival in Springfield and early law practice.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Lincoln not emancipate the slaves early in the war? What practical factors led him to hold off on emancipation? Did he ultimately gain by waiting, or did he lose some authority or political capital by waiting for the right time?

Essay Topic 2

Were England and France--both of which had outlawed slavery and slave trading--hypocritical in opposing Lincoln's blockade of the South during the Civil War? What interests were they speaking for when they complained about the war's impact? Did their arguments reconcile with their humanitarian stance with regard to slavery, and if so how?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lincoln's relationship with the military. What was military culture like, and how did it differ from other political bodies Lincoln had worked with? How did the military require a management style that was different from the management style Lincoln had learned in the Republican Party, in Congress, and then in the White House.

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