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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. The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade was also known as what?
2. When did the United States Civil War begin?
3. The Battle of Antietam was fought on what date?
4. What was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the US?
5. Who did Lincoln suggest was tearing apart the country instead of the Republicans during a speech in the 1860 presidential campaign?
Short Essay Questions
1. What bill was passed by Congress in July of 1861?
2. What did Lincoln assert of the Republican Party at his speech at the Cooper Institute in 1860?
3. When did Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee abolish slavery?
4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation allow for regarding the military, as discussed in Chapter 8?
5. What political strategies did Lincoln assert in Chapter 5? What issues were avoided and why?
6. What did President Buchanan do in response to the secession of the Southern states in Chapter 5?
7. What treatment did blacks receive in the Union Army, as described in Chapter 8?
8. What actions and events led to the beginning of the Civil War, as discussed in Chapter 5?
9. What military decision did General Benjamin F. Butler make in 1861 regarding escaped slaves?
10. What was permitted by ordinance of the Second Confiscation Act?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lincoln's Law practice in Illinois during the 1840s, and notable cases taken by Lincoln which centered on slaves or former slaves. What do these cases say about Lincoln's views on slavery?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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