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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. When was John C. Fremont born?
2. What does GOP stand for?
3. The Whig party began to fracture in the early part of what decade?
4. In what year did Abraham Lincoln assume the Presidency of the United States?
5. What temporarily neutralized the issue of slavery and undercut the Free Soil Party's no-compromise position?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factions of the Republican Party did Lincoln clash with regarding the slavery issues in Chapter 3?
2. What did President Buchanan declare in the wake of the Dred Scott Decision?
3. What was the central political issue regarding slavery in the 1840s, as discussed in Chapter 2?
4. What led to the debates between Lincoln and Douglas in Chapter 4? What was their impact?
5. Who was Stephen A. Douglas? How did Douglas' views on slavery differ from Lincoln's?
6. How did Lincoln's political associations change in the 1850s? What party had he been affiliated with?
7. What was Lincoln's political involvement during the late 1840s? What notable speech did Lincoln give at this time?
8. When and why did the Republican Party emerge in the 1850s? How did Lincoln fit in with the Republicans?
9. How did the abolitionists go about promoting abolition in the beginning of their movement, as described in Chapter 1?
10. What was Lincoln's main aim in criticizing President Polk, as discussed in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the life of Frederick Douglass. What impact did Douglass have on the black community in America? What influence did he have on Abraham Lincoln?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the American and political focus on slavery in the 1840s. Why was the spread of slavery such a concern?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the ideals, philosophies and political beliefs of Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. How did each man's vision change over time?
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