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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 result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?

2. Who was Hannibal Hamlin?

3. Who was Joshua Speed?

4. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

5. What was Lincoln's reaction to becoming engaged?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was Lincoln's Presidential campaign conducted?

5. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

6. Describe Lincoln's retirement from politics.

7. Describe Lincoln's entrance into politics.

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

9. Describe the Lincolns' moves.

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln was elected to the Presidency as an honest rail-splitting, hard-working man, but he himself was aloof from the image. In what ways did Lincoln retain his childhood self, and his father's personality, and in what ways did Lincoln diverge from the manual labor of his father's pioneer life? Did Lincoln change cultures, or did he bring pioneer virtues to the White House when they were needed there?

Essay Topic 3

What were the benefits and what were the risks of Lincoln's cabinet of enemies? Did this arrangement ultimately benefit Lincoln? Did it hurt him? Discuss instances in which it was helpful or harmful.

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