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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 still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?

2. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?

3. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?

4. What was to become of Alexander Stephens according to the editor?

5. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

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

3. How did Lincoln hone his argument by the sixth debate in Illinois in 1858?

4. What does Lincoln express frustration with in regards to Henry Clay?

5. What did Lincoln order?

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

7. What kind of existence did Lincoln's family lead?

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

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

10. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Reconstruction era in the south and the problems Lincoln addressed regarding the Reconstruction.

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 how Lincoln's election affected the South's decision to secede.

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