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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 a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy, and was operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s?
2. Who was the 12th President of the United States?
3. How many members comprise the U.S. House of Representatives?
4. Where was James Buchanan born?
5. Where was Eric Foner born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What laws prevented equality between states of the North and South, as discussed in Chapter 1?
2. What intention does the author state in the Preface of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery"?
3. Who was Henry Clay? What beliefs did Clay hold regarding slavery?
4. What influences from Lincoln's childhood does the author attribute to his beliefs about slavery in Chapter 2?
5. What contact with slavery did Lincoln have in his youth, as discussed in Chapter 1?
6. Describe Abraham Lincoln's most controversial court case discussed in Chapter 2. What was the outcome of the trial?
7. Who was Stephen A. Douglas? How did Douglas' views on slavery differ from Lincoln's?
8. What was significant about the 1856 presidential election for Lincoln's career?
9. What led to the split in the Democratic Party before the 1860 presidential election? What did Lincoln remark about this split?
10. What led to the debates between Lincoln and Douglas in Chapter 4? What was their impact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lincoln's tenure with the Illinois legislature. When and why did Lincoln enter politics?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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