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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. When McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas, what did he find?
(a) A well-stocked and well-trained Confederate Army.
(b) A Union regiment.
(c) The camp abandoned and that the cannons he thought the rebels had were just logs.
(d) The camp abandoned and a great deal of weaponry.

2. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?
(a) Mary asked him to grow it.
(b) His face was cold.
(c) A little girl wrote him a letter telling him his face was too thin and he should grow a beard.
(d) It was stylish.

3. 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 the war effort.
(c) To keep an eye on McClellan.
(d) To keep an eye on Lincoln.

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

5. How was Meade like his predecessors?
(a) He did not pursue Lee's army to an unconditional surrender, but allowed them to escape.
(b) He was fearful.
(c) He was ill-prepared.
(d) He was not very intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who did Lincoln think about after Willie's death?

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

5. In Lincoln's inauguration speech, he promised first and foremost to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did General Lee shock the Union?

2. How did Lincoln handle McClellan's inactivity?

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

4. What led to antiwar protests?

5. What did the Union worry about Great Britain doing? What did Great Britain end up doing? Why might they have done this?

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

7. Describe Lincoln's call for troops.

8. What was the Crittenden Plan?

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

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

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