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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 Hannibal Hamlin?

2. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

3. What did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?

4. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?

5. What did Lincoln do after his election to President in 1860?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln's relationship with the image his supporters presented of him?

2. What issue was returned Lincoln to politics?

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

4. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

5. How did Lincoln finally get married?

6. How much is known about Lincoln's ancestry?

7. Describe the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

8. Describe the Lincolns' moves.

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

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

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

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 Lincoln's temperament in relation to his career as a politician and leader. What role did his depressions play in his career? What role did his circumspection and rationality?

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