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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. ____________ stayed in the Union.
(a) Maryland and Missouri.
(b) Massachusetts, and Maryland.
(c) West Vriginia and Illinois.
(d) Kentucky and Illinois.

2. Lincoln demoted McClellan and had who take over the Commander in Chief job?
(a) Joseph G. Totten.
(b) Sylvester Churchill.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Albert S. Johnston.

3. Lincoln needed to do what as a war tactic?
(a) Free slaves everywhere.
(b) Use POWs as soldiers.
(c) Convince southerners to join the Union Army.
(d) Reinstate the draft.

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

5. What would relieve Lincoln's depression and allow him to escape for a little while?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Going for long walks.
(c) Drawing and painting.
(d) The opera and theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the 54th of Massachusetts--a Negro outfit--launched a viscous attack against rebels at Fort Wagner, what myth was effectively ended?

2. Reconstruction in Louisiana was _____________.

3. Lincoln demoted McDowell in favor of who to take command of the Army of the Potomac?

4. 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?

5. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was formed for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lincoln go about changing who was in charge of the Potomac Army?

2. Describe Grant.

3. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

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

5. Describe the events at the National Soldier's Cemetery at Gettysburg.

6. What happened when Lincoln said he did not support the amendment?

7. What happened when McClellan clashed with General Lee over Richmond?

8. What did Lincoln do with the Fugitive Slave Law? What were the effects of this?

9. What happened to Willie? How did this affect the Lincolns?

10. What was the Crittenden Plan?

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