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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 Lincoln's view of his role in the Civil War?

2. What shift did Lincoln's letter to Greeley indicate in Lincoln's thinking?

3. Why did Lincoln replace General Burnside?

4. What was the 10% plan?

5. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's final falling out with General McClellan.

2. What problems did Lincoln face from Minnesota?

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

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

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

6. How did Lincoln handle the decision of when to liberate the slaves?

7. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his wife during the hard times of the war.

8. Describe Lincoln's falling out with Salmon Chase.

9. How did Lincoln bolster his support in the face of criticism over McClellan's inaction?

10. Describe the genesis and delivery of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Lincoln naïve to think that the Southern states could be brought back into the Union after seceding? Did he underestimate the passions associated with slavery, and the benefits associated with the Union? Was he misled by advisers?

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

Lincoln was engaged three times before he finally married his third fiancée. Compare and contrast his private life and his relationship with his wife, and his public life and his career as a politician. Was he the same person in either circumstance, or did he live a split life between the two spheres?

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