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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln preached what?

2. In October 1859, a band of Northern abolitionists tried to capture ____________, a town in Virginia, and start a rebellion.

3. When Lincoln moved to New Salem, for what did he become known?

4. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"

5. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What children were born amid these deaths?

2. How do the Lincolns raise their children?

3. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?

4. How did Mary and Abraham handle her family's desire to see their relationship end?

5. What happened between Lincoln and Mary Owens?

6. How did the Republicans want Lincoln to pin down Douglas?

7. What did Lincoln think about the Mexican War?

8. What was significant about Kansas' rejection of the LeCompton Constitution?

9. Describe Douglas and Lincoln's first debate.

10. What was the "Lost Speech?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sherman burns cities in the South.

Part 1) What is the reason for this strategy? Is it effective? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Sherman compare to other military leaders in the Civil War? How necessary is he to the Union? Explain.

Part 3) Should Sherman have burned cities in the south? Why or why not? How has this destruction affected the South? How is this destruction still seen today?

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.

Part 1) Describe his childhood. How did the skills he learned as a child benefit him as an adult?

Part 2) Do his personality and interests predispose him to the career he would have as an adult? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does Lincoln's childhood compare to your own? How does your personality affect decisions you make and interests you have?

Essay Topic 3

The Lincolns suffer the death of two of their children.

Part 1) Describe these deaths. How do they affect Mary and Abraham? How do these deaths affect their relationship?

Part 2) How is death prevalent in Lincoln's life? How does Lincoln deal with this?

Part 3) How do you deal with death and loss? How does this compare to Lincoln and Mary?

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