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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. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

2. What order did John Fremont give according to "To Conform to the Act of Congress"?

3. What were Kansas and Nebraska established as?

4. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

5. What charge did Lincoln answer to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

2. How does Lincoln portray himself in his last speech prior to the 1858 election?

3. What did Lincoln write in 1832 according to '"Peculiar Ambition"?

4. What does Lincoln state about his belief in racial equality?

5. What did the South do after Lincoln's election in "The Perpetuity of Popular Government"?

6. What will tear the Union asunder according to Lincoln's address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield?

7. What act was drawn in 1854 that brought Lincoln out of a five year political retirement?

8. What characteristics does Lincoln consider in the ideal lawyer?

9. What did Lincoln order?

10. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the meaning of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the reason Lincoln gave the address.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of General Robert E. Lee in the Civil War and the significance of his surrender at the end of the war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John Wilkes Booth's concerns regarding President Abraham Lincoln's rhetoric and political strategies.

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