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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. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?

2. In what year did U.S. Army Major John Emerson purchase Dred Scott?

3. Britain abolished slavery throughout the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act in what year?

4. Eric Foner won the Bancroft Prize in 1989 for what book?

5. James K. Polk was born in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Henry Clay? What beliefs did Clay hold regarding slavery?

2. What was the focus of Lincoln's speech in October, 1854, as described in Chapter 3?

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

5. What was the central political issue regarding slavery in the 1840s, as discussed in Chapter 2?

6. What led to the split in the Democratic Party before the 1860 presidential election? What did Lincoln remark about this split?

7. When and why did the Republican Party emerge in the 1850s? How did Lincoln fit in with the Republicans?

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

9. When was the Dred Scott Decision handed down from the Supreme Court? What did it declare?

10. What does the author relate of Lincoln's early childhood in Chapter 1? Where was Lincoln born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the slavery laws of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois during Lincoln's childhood. How did the laws differ from the South to the North?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the political and social ideals of Secretary of State William H. Seward and President Abraham Lincoln. On what issues did the men disagree and why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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