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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 were cheap, tabloid-style papers produced in the middle of the 19th century?
2. To what political party did James K. Polk belong?
3. Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in what year?
4. In what year did U.S. Army Major John Emerson purchase Dred Scott?
5. What was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States with the primary effect being the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States?
Short Essay Questions
1. What influences from Lincoln's childhood does the author attribute to his beliefs about slavery in Chapter 2?
2. What led to the debates between Lincoln and Douglas in Chapter 4? What was their impact?
3. What does the author relate of Lincoln's early childhood in Chapter 1? Where was Lincoln born?
4. Who was John C. Fremont? What relationship did Fremont have with Lincoln?
5. What issues within the abolitionist movement led to new debates at the end of Chapter 4?
6. Who was Stephen A. Douglas? How did Douglas' views on slavery differ from Lincoln's?
7. What is ironic about Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during the 1856 presidential elections, as discussed in Chapter 3?
8. What was the global and national status of slavery during the late 1700s and early 1800s?
9. What laws prevented equality between states of the North and South, as discussed in Chapter 1?
10. Who was Henry Clay? What beliefs did Clay hold regarding slavery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Discuss the slavery laws of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois during Lincoln's childhood. How did the laws differ from the South to the North?
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