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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant was a small man who graduated from where?
(a) The Naval Academy.
(b) West Point.
(c) Culver Military Academy.
(d) Maine Maritime Academy.

2. In __________ Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant won a victory for the Union, though rumors persisted that he was a drunk.
(a) Western.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Northern.

3. Lincoln _________ capable generals to lead his armies against the Southern insurrection.
(a) Had many.
(b) Had a few.
(c) Had only two.
(d) Lacked.

4. Because of ____________, most Democrats were now against Lincoln.
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The war.
(c) The Union's success.
(d) The draft.

5. General Lee shocked the Union by doing what?
(a) Joining the Union.
(b) Taking rebel troops north.
(c) Resigning from his position.
(d) Retreating.

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

7. Along with South Carolina, what did Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas do?
(a) Established the Southern Confederacy.
(b) Stayed peaceful throughout the war.
(c) Remained loyal to the Union.
(d) Created their own country.

8. After becoming President-Elect, Lincoln began compiling a list of what?
(a) Friends to from whom to ask for help.
(b) Possible cabinet members.
(c) Possible generals.
(d) Difficult White House employees.

9. Lincoln demoted McDowell in favor of who to take command of the Army of the Potomac?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) John Garland.
(c) Winfield Scott.
(d) Joseph E. Johnston.

10. McClellan's _____________ was a huge problem.
(a) Inactivity.
(b) Lack of intelligence.
(c) Fear.
(d) Lack of experience.

11. ______________ declared itself "neutral" in the conflict, with people enlisting in both armies.
(a) Maryland.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kentucky.

12. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was formed for what reason?
(a) To protect the North from the South.
(b) To keep an eye on Lincoln.
(c) To keep an eye on McClellan.
(d) To keep an eye on the war effort.

13. After a month of preparation, the Grand Army met the rebels where, though the Grand Army was ill-trained and the Union suffered a humiliating defeat?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Chancellorsville.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Shiloh.

14. What accusations surrounded Mary?
(a) That she was in love with another man.
(b) That she was secretly a Southern sympathizer.
(c) That she was not American.
(d) That she was spoiled and unkind.

15. Lincoln was very busy, often with over _________ visitors a day, and his right hand was swollen and sore from all the shaking.
(a) 150.
(b) 1000.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lincoln meet with his cabinet members?

2. The public was clamoring for a battle to take place, so Lincoln called Generals Scott and McDowell to discuss what?

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

4. He left McClellan in charge of what army?

5. Lee invaded Maryland, and Lincoln had no choice but to set McClellan and the Army of the Potomac to dispel the attack. What did he decide it meant if McClellan won?

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