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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 happened to white Union commanders leading black soldiers captured by Confederates according to "The Same Protection to All Its Soldiers"?

2. When was "Give Me a Tangible Nucleus" written?

3. When was "The Election Was a Necessity" written?

4. What were the Unionists calling the army to go easy on according to "Leaving Any Available Card Unplayed"?

5. What did "Questions I Reserve to Myself" foreshadow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are elections necessary based on an address written on November 10, 1864?

3. What should Hooker's chief aim be according to another letter to Hooker?

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

5. What did Lincoln attempt to persuade Congress to do?

6. What does Lincoln claim in a response to a white man?

7. What did Lincoln demonstrate in his letter to General Don Carlos Buell according to "We Cannot Escape History"?

8. What does Lincoln address when he writes to General Hooker?

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

10. What trade did Lincoln reject?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Lincoln's decisions at the start of the Civil War and why war was not officially declared.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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