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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 Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?

2. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?

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

4. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?

5. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legitimate object of government according to Lincoln in "Half Slave and Half Free"?

2. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

3. When was Lincoln unusually emotional?

4. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

5. What does Lincoln state about a house?

6. Who was Grace Bedell and what did she suggest to Lincoln?

7. What did Lincoln chastise General David Hunter for?

8. What did Lincoln want John Fremont to modify?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the history of the Whig Party policies and the reason Lincoln advocated for the diversion of federal funds to the state.

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 Lincoln's decision to support Henry Clay over James K. Polk.

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