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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 is Latin for a statement "said in passing"?
2. Where did Lincoln make a speech in Springfield that included a discussion on the violence that surrounded the abolitionist movement in Chapter 1?
3. Who was the 14th President of the United States?
4. When did the Mexican-American War end?
5. What American political party was founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Lincoln's main aim in criticizing President Polk, as discussed in Chapter 2?
2. What does the author relate of Lincoln's early childhood in Chapter 1? Where was Lincoln born?
3. How did Lincoln's political associations change in the 1850s? What party had he been affiliated with?
4. What was the central political issue regarding slavery in the 1840s, as discussed in Chapter 2?
5. What did President Buchanan declare in the wake of the Dred Scott Decision?
6. What laws prevented equality between states of the North and South, as discussed in Chapter 1?
7. What intention does the author state in the Preface of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery"?
8. When did Abraham Lincoln first become involved in the abolitionist movement, as discussed in Chapter 1?
9. What led to the split in the Democratic Party before the 1860 presidential election? What did Lincoln remark about this split?
10. What was significant about the 1856 presidential election for Lincoln's career?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the career of author Eric Foner and the publication of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery". What awards has the book earned? How has it been received by critics and the public?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the First and Second Confiscation Acts. How did each of these acts further the Union's cause?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the different abolitionist movements of the early 1800s. How did these movements differ in their philosophies of dealing with the emancipated slaves?
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