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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. How did the war effort affect international relations?

2. What message did Horace Greeley convey to Lincoln?

3. What technique did Lincoln use to kill the 50% plan Congress gave him?

4. Where did the Union troops suffer a major defeat under General Burnside?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Civil War create international difficulties for Lincoln?

3. What difficulties did Salmon Chase create for Lincoln?

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with General Hooker.

5. Describe Lincoln's plans to run for re-election.

6. What risk did Lincoln run by suspending habeas corpus?

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

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

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

10. What problems did Lincoln face from Minnesota?

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

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 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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