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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. Because of ____________, most Democrats were now against Lincoln.

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

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

4. 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?

5. Lincoln invited who to stay with them at the White House?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Lincoln grow his Quaker beard?

3. How did Lincoln go about changing who was in charge of the Potomac Army?

4. Describe Grant.

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Describe Lincoln's generals.

10. What are two battles won by the Union? What problems still existed, though?

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

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 3

Lincoln was growing sicker and sicker.

Part 1) What might have been causing this illness? How did his role as President affect his health?

Part 2) How did this coincide with another vision? How might all this have affected him?

Part 3) If he had not been assassinated, do you believe he would have been able to finish out his second term in office? Why or why not?

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