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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 minor political party in the United States in the 1840s which was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause?

2. There are well documented trips Lincoln made down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in both 1828 and what year?

3. What was the 19th century American belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?

4. 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?

5. What American political party was founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during the 1856 presidential elections, as discussed in Chapter 3?

2. Who was John C. Fremont? What relationship did Fremont have with Lincoln?

3. Where was Lincoln's income mostly derived in the 1840s? What does the author write about Lincoln's profession in Chapter 2?

4. What was the global and national status of slavery during the late 1700s and early 1800s?

5. What influences from Lincoln's childhood does the author attribute to his beliefs about slavery in Chapter 2?

6. What contact with slavery did Lincoln have in his youth, as discussed in Chapter 1?

7. Who was Stephen A. Douglas? How did Douglas' views on slavery differ from Lincoln's?

8. What factions of the Republican Party did Lincoln clash with regarding the slavery issues in Chapter 3?

9. When did Abraham Lincoln first become involved in the abolitionist movement, 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

Compare and contrast the actions of John C. Fremont and General Benjamin F. Butler. How were these men treated differently as a consequence of their actions and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the origins and history of the Liberty Party. What did the Liberty Party believe was the best way of dealing with the emancipated slaves from the South?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the politics and career of Henry Clay. What influence did Clay have on Lincoln?

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