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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. McClellan still refused to attack the rebels head-on. Why?

2. Lee invaded Maryland, and Lincoln had no choice but to set McClellan and the Army of the Potomac to dispel the attack. What did he decide it meant if McClellan won?

3. Robert E. Lee decided to fight for whom?

4. Who were refuges for Lincoln?

5. Lincoln had to relieve General Burnside because of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ended Lincoln's 10% plan? How was he affected by this and other actions by members of the Republican Party?

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

4. 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?

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 led to antiwar protests?

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

8. What happened when McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas?

9. Describe Grant.

10. What was the Crittenden Plan?

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

Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th.

Part 1) How did Lincoln's decisions throughout his Presidency affect John Wilkes Booth? What did Booth think he would accomplish by killing Lincoln?

Part 2) How was his assassination foreshadowed? What is ironic about his assassination?

Part 3) How did Lincoln's assassination affect the country? How might Lincoln's death have also been beneficial to the Union?

Essay Topic 3

There is a great amount of political turmoil throughout Lincoln's career in politics.

Part 1) Describe this political turmoil. What caused this turmoil? How did Lincoln and other respond to it?

Part 2) How did Lincoln and others help to create this turmoil? How does this turmoil affect our world today?

Part 3) What political turmoil exists in our world today? How does it compare to the turmoil of the 19th century?

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