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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) Massachusetts, and Maryland.
(b) West Vriginia and Illinois.
(c) Kentucky and Illinois.
(d) Maryland and Missouri.

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

3. Stonewall Jackson's force blew through Fremont's lines in Shenandoah Valley, though Lincoln had done what?
(a) Provided his army with experienced generals.
(b) Given the generals plenty of well-trained soldiers.
(c) Weakened Jackson's men.
(d) Given the generals specific instructions to prevent his escape.

4. What did Fremont do in Missouri without Lincoln's permission?
(a) Declared martial law.
(b) Began a civil war within the state.
(c) Created a militia.
(d) Allowed slavery to exist.

5. He left McClellan in charge of what army?
(a) The Army of Viriginia.
(b) The Army of the Potomac.
(c) The Western Army.
(d) The Army of Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Winfield Scott was _________ to take the field.

2. Lincoln _________ capable generals to lead his armies against the Southern insurrection.

3. While Grant settled in to siege Petersburg, Lincoln accepted Chase's resignation as Secretary of Treasury and appointed the position to who?

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

5. Lincoln still needed more troops, so he enforced what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was the Southern Confederacy formed?

3. How did General Lee shock the Union?

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

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

6. How was Lincoln in conflict over emancipation? What did he eventually decide about emancipation?

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

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

9. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

10. Who was Lincoln desperately trying to keep in the Union? What was the outcome of this?

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