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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. Who was Joshua Speed?

2. When was Lincoln married?

3. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.

4. Who was John Todd Stuart?

5. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was popular sovereignty and what role did it play in the politics of the 1850s.

3. Describe Lincoln's retirement from politics.

4. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

5. What did Lincoln do after he lost to Douglas?

6. How did Lincoln leave his affairs in Illinois when he went to Washington, DC to start his term in Congress?

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

8. How did Lincoln finally get married?

9. How did Lincoln's legal practice bring him into questions of statewide or national importance?

10. Describe Lincoln's strategy for choosing his advisers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Lincoln's role in the South's secession? Was it Lincoln's personal political stance, or were there other, larger issues behind the Southern states' timing in announcing their secession?

Essay Topic 2

When Lincoln declined to serve in a seat he had won, he ended up back in Springfield, where he was involved in local politics and he earned himself a name as a local lawyer. How was Lincoln's experience as a local figure related to his experience as a national figure?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effect Lincoln's aimlessness and failures had on his ultimately receiving the Republican Party nomination for President. What did he learn from his experience and errors? How did he position himself as a unique voice in the party and in the nation?

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