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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 happened to Lincoln's support at the beginning of the Civil War?

2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

3. How did Lincoln respond when a Democratic Representative opposed him as "King Lincoln"?

4. What obstacle did Lincoln face in moving troops from north to south?

5. What is considered the most controversial action Lincoln took during the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lincoln establish the terms for peace?

2. How was the Civil War progressing for the Union troops in 1864?

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

4. What was the public's initial reaction to the Civil War?

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

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

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

8. What difficulties did Salmon Chase create for Lincoln?

9. What major diplomatic problem confronted Lincoln at the end of the Civil War?

10. What problems did Lincoln have with General McClellan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why did Lincoln face opposition from his generals? Was it because of something personal to Lincoln, or simply because of the odiousness of the task of prosecuting a war against renegade states? How did Lincoln respond to his generals' opposition, what did it force him to do, and how did he change or grow as a politician or as a person in response to his generals' insubordination?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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