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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. Who was Fredrick Douglass?

2. What would relieve Lincoln's depression and allow him to escape for a little while?

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

4. Stonewall Jackson's force blew through Fremont's lines in Shenandoah Valley, though Lincoln had done what?

5. Southern concerns about slavery were growing more frantic, and Lincoln refused to make a public statement. Why did he refuse to do this?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Lincoln invite to stay with him and Mary at the White House? What was this person's reaction to staying with the Lincoln's?

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

3. How did General Lee shock the Union?

4. Describe Lincoln's generals.

5. What led to antiwar protests?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Lincoln's call for troops.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln became known for his physical strength and honesty.

Part 1) Describe Lincoln's physical build and character. How is this seen in him as a child and throughout his adolescence?

Part 2) How do these traits benefit him as a lawyer and politician?

Part 3) How might people think of you? What traits are dominant in your appearance and personality?

Essay Topic 2

The Union Army is weak through much of the war.

Part 1) Describe the Union Army. Why is it so weak? How is this reflected in various Civil War battles?

Part 2) How is the army able to be successful in the end? How do the leaders of this army learn from their mistakes? What role does Lincoln play in the strengthening of this army?

Part 3) Compare the Union Army to the U.S. Army today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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