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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. After a month of preparation, the Grand Army met the rebels where, though the Grand Army was ill-trained and the Union suffered a humiliating defeat?

2. The Confederates sent an army into the state, which enraged _________________ and pushed them into the Union.

3. Jude Early led a rebel force from Harper's Ferry to seize what city?

4. Along with South Carolina, what did Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas do?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lincoln handle McClellan's inactivity?

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

5. Describe Lincoln's initial cabinet members.

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

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

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

9. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln makes plans for emancipation.

Part 1) What is emancipation? How does he make plans for emancipation? How do others influence his plans?

Part 2) What role does the Civil War play in the ability for emancipation to occur? What do others think about Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? Why?

Part 3) Could the North have won the war without the emancipation? Why or why not?

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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