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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 "I Am Distressed Immeasurably" intended for?

2. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?

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

4. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?

5. Why did Lincoln thank the recipient of "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams" for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hooker soon relieved of his duties?

2. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

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

4. What did Lincoln pocket veto?

5. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

6. What trade did Lincoln reject?

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

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

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

10. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and why Lincoln found an opponent in Stephen Douglas.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Abraham Lincoln's personal background and why it may have influenced his belief in the free labor theory.

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