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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 was "The Heaviest Blow Yet Dealt to the Rebellion" intended for?

2. What became the most contentious issue of the Reconstruction era according to "A Full Pardon"?

3. What did Lincoln refuse to do in "Will Be Received and Considered"?

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

5. What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

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

3. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

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

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

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

7. What trade did Lincoln reject?

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

9. Why was Hooker soon relieved of his duties?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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