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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 did Lincoln publicly relieve John C. Fremont of command?
2. In 1820, the American Colonization Society began sending black volunteers where to establish a colony for freed American slaves?
3. What state had already mostly returned to Union control, so it was not named and was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?
4. Who was an anti-slavery activist who was active in the New York Committee of Vigilance and the Underground Railroad and helped Frederick Douglass escape to freedom?
5. When did Lincoln publish his Emancipation Proclamation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Lincoln say in his inaugural address regarding the South? How was his speech received?
2. What military decision did General Benjamin F. Butler make in 1861 regarding escaped slaves?
3. When did Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee abolish slavery?
4. Who was Frederick Douglass? When did he first meet with Lincoln?
5. What actions did Secretary of State Seward take to further the colonialist cause during the Civil War? What problems were encountered?
6. What happened to the slaves who escaped to the Union in the beginning of the war, as described in Chapter 6?
7. What did President Buchanan do in response to the secession of the Southern states in Chapter 5?
8. What did the Emancipation Proclamation allow for regarding the military, as discussed in Chapter 8?
9. When was the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued and what did it proclaim?
10. What actions and events led to the beginning of the Civil War, as discussed in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution. When was the amendment first introduced to the House? How was it received by the citizens of the nation?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the career of author Eric Foner and the publication of "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery". What awards has the book earned? How has it been received by critics and the public?
Essay Topic 3
Describe James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and the presidential elections of 1848. How was Lincoln involved in campaigning?
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