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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. When was Lincoln born?

2. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?

3. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?

4. Colonel Robert E. Lee was sent into the fray to put the rebellion down, and the incident was branded by Southerners as what?

5. He entered into a law practice with John Todd Stuart, and won his first court case. What type of case was this?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lincoln unique as a lawyer?

2. What was the Dred Scott decision?

3. What political party did Lincoln join? Who were their rivals?

4. What happened between Lincoln and Mary Owens?

5. How do the Lincolns raise their children?

6. Describe the political environment at this time. What did this mean for the Whigs?

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

8. What did Lincoln think about the Mexican War?

9. What did the bill spark?

10. Who were Abraham Lincoln's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Southern Confederacy is established.

Part 1) What events lead up to the establishing of this Southern Confederacy? Could this have been avoided? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 2) Should a Southern Confederacy have been avoided? Why or why not? What might have happened if the split of the Union had not led to a war? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How are signs of this Confederacy being rebuilt today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln opened a country store with Jon Berry, but they went into debt.

Part 1) How did this debt occur? How did it affect Lincoln? What did he learn from this?

Part 2) What did he call this debt? Why might he have called it this?

Part 3) What can we as Americans learn from Lincoln's debt and his process of dealing with it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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