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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln had to relieve General Burnside because of what?
(a) The public did not like Burnside.
(b) A disastrous campaign at Fredericksburg.
(c) Burnside was a secret southern sympathizer.
(d) Burnside became very ill.

2. Lincoln put ______________ Hooker in command of the Potomac Army.
(a) "Fighting Joe."
(b) "Fighting Frank."
(c) "Fighting Fred."
(d) "Fighting John."

3. While Grant settled in to siege Petersburg, Lincoln accepted Chase's resignation as Secretary of Treasury and appointed the position to who?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) William Dennison.
(c) William Fessenden.
(d) Montgomery Blair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what was Mary haunted?

2. South Carolina unanimously voted to do what?

3. The rest of the troops gradually arrived, with _______________ leading an outfit from New York, though he would be killed in a battle very early on.

4. McClellan then clashed with General Lee over Richmond, but forgot to do what?

5. How did Lincoln meet with his cabinet members?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Crittenden Plan?

2. What was happening to Lincoln's reconstruction plan in Louisiana?

3. Describe Lincoln's vision. What was Mary's interpretation of this vision?

4. How was the Southern Confederacy formed?

5. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

6. What are two battles won by the Union? What problems still existed, though?

7. What happened when McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas?

8. How did Lincoln get slavery outlawed in all federal territories?

9. How did Lincoln handle McClellan's inactivity?

10. Describe Lincoln's generals.

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