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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 did Lincoln ask Sherman to do in "Go Far Towards Losing the Whole Union Cause"?

2. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?

3. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?

4. What type of political opponent did Lincoln pursue during the war according to "Indispensable to the Public Safety"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What trade did Lincoln reject?

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

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

5. What does Lincoln stress about the war to a group of soldiers?

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

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

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

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

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

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 impact that criticism had on President Lincoln and what steps he took to counter criticism.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of profiteering during the Civil War and its impact on slaves.

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