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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 the war about according to "Equal Privileges in the Race of Life"?

2. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?

3. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?

4. What idea did Lincoln stress in "The Jewel of Liberty" ?

5. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lincoln point out in a December 1863 address according to "Events Have Controlled Me"?

2. What does Lincoln make the Union synonymous with in December 1862?

3. How does Lincoln respond to Illinois Congressman Isaac Arnold?

4. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

5. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

6. What was Lincoln under increasing pressure to do by July 1864?

7. What became a contentious issue of the Reconstruction era?

8. What did Lincoln declare in January 1863 according to "A New Birth in Freedom"?

9. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

10. What did Lincoln urge General McClellan to do in a letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance of the Douglas-Lincoln debate and how Lincoln used these debates to hone his rhetoric against Douglas and the pro-slavery stance.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation and Lincoln's decision to issue the proclamation.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two generals from the Civil War and compare their methodology and leadership skills.

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