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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Gordon Meade continued with the Army of the Potomac on a collision course with Lee where?
(a) In Gettysburg.
(b) At Bulls Run.
(c) At Manassus.
(d) In Richmond.

2. Lincoln got Congress to sign a bill that overturned what, outlawing slavery in all federal territories?
(a) The Missouri Compromise.
(b) The Corwin Amendment.
(c) The Dred Scott decision.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.

3. Lincoln wanted to be elected for a second term, though he had a strange feeling. What was this feeling?
(a) He would become ill.
(b) He would not live to see the end of the war.
(c) He would not be a good President.
(d) He would not be elected.

4. Southern concerns about slavery were growing more frantic, and Lincoln refused to make a public statement. Why did he refuse to do this?
(a) He became more introverted and ignored the Southerners' pleas.
(b) He did not know how to respond to the Southerners.
(c) The Southern papers always misconstrued what he said, painting him as a radical abolitionist.
(d) The Southerners did not want him to respond.

5. McClellan then clashed with General Lee over Richmond, but forgot to do what?
(a) Bring enough supplies.
(b) Secure the city.
(c) Take anyone hostage.
(d) Follow the strategy given to him by Lincoln.

6. Why did Lincoln refuse to make any compromises about slavery?
(a) He did not want slavery to exist in the Union.
(b) He refused to make any compromises throughout his Presidency.
(c) He was afraid to upset the Southern and border states.
(d) He did not want to buy his right to be peacefully inaugurated.

7. Who was Lincoln's first cabinet appointment?
(a) John P. Usher as Secretary of the Interior.
(b) William H. Seward as Secretary of State.
(c) William P. Fessenden as Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War.

8. Lincoln appointed Salmon Chase as what?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) Secretary of the Navy.
(c) Postmaster General.
(d) Secretary of the Interior.

9. Lincoln finally had to take matters into his own hands and do what?
(a) Order the Army of the Potomac into action.
(b) Order the Army of the Potomac to surrender.
(c) Help McClellan with planning an attack for the Army of the Potomac.
(d) Find a new leader for the Army of the Potomac.

10. Vicksburg surrendered to Grant who Lincoln admired for what reason?
(a) He never refused orders or lost his objectives.
(b) He was always victorious.
(c) He was brave.
(d) He was very intelligent.

11. The War Department began mobilizing black regiments, agreeing that black and white outfits would do what?
(a) Fight side by side.
(b) Train together.
(c) Remain segregated.
(d) Remain together.

12. Lincoln left by train to go to Washington, making stops along the way for speeches and appearances, including a stop in New York to meet who?
(a) A little boy who had written him a letter.
(b) The young girl who suggested he grow a beard.
(c) Soldiers from Illinois.
(d) Family members.

13. By what was Mary haunted?
(a) Images of dead Eddie.
(b) Images of dead Willie.
(c) Images of dead Lincoln.
(d) Images of dead Thomas.

14. Who was Fredrick Douglass?
(a) An army general.
(b) An inventor.
(c) A member of Lincoln's cabinet.
(d) An influential black abolitionist leader.

15. Lincoln's small war department was __________ prepared to deal with such a colossal undertaking.
(a) Well.
(b) Very.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ declared itself "neutral" in the conflict, with people enlisting in both armies.

2. Lincoln decided to post Henry Halleck as what, trying to find a man who would fight for him?

3. Stonewall Jackson's force blew through Fremont's lines in Shenandoah Valley, though Lincoln had done what?

4. South Carolina unanimously voted to do what?

5. Virginia officially seceded on April 17, and the Confederacy declared ____________ its capital.

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