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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 McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas, what did he find?

2. Lincoln declared that the ________________ no longer applied, which caused flocks of slaves to run to the Union border, claiming themselves for the Union as "contraband of war."

3. Vicksburg surrendered to Grant who Lincoln admired for what reason?

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

5. Lincoln finally had to take matters into his own hands and do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What happened to Willie? How did this affect the Lincolns?

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

5. Describe Lincoln's call for troops.

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

7. Describe Lincoln's generals.

8. What led to antiwar protests?

9. What was the Crittenden Plan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln believes that Negroes have Constitutional rights.

Part 1) Why does he believe they have Constitutional rights? How does this belief compare to the beliefs of others?

Part 2) How important is this belief throughout his political career? How important is the war to his beliefs? Why?

Part 3) How have his beliefs affected the U.S. as we know it? How different might our culture be without this belief of Lincoln and the Civil War?

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

Lincoln is reelected.

Part 1) How does he go about getting reelected? What does this say about the country?

Part 2) how does this reelection affect him? Should he have wanted to be reelected? Why or why not?

Part 3) What does his reelection do for the country?

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