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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 sent the letter prompting Lincoln to write "Not an Entirely Impartial Judge"?

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

3. What claims did Lincoln dismiss in "Broken Eggs Cannot Be Mended"?

4. What was "A Single Half-Defeat" about?

5. Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

2. What did Lincoln do to spare the Douglas family?

3. What did Lincoln issue in September 1862?

4. What does Lincoln foreshadow in response to a proclamation by General David Hunter?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Supreme Court ruling regarding the Dred Scott case and how it countered the Republican platform.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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