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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?
(a) Violating the laws of war.
(b) Inciting a riot.
(c) Destruction of property.
(d) Civil unrest.

2. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?
(a) He has a license to sell alcohol.
(b) He is a legal citizen of the United States.
(c) Martial law does not give the right to confiscate private property.
(d) He is a loyal citizen of the Union.

3. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) For exercising freedom of expression.
(d) For burning a bridge into St. Louis.

4. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?
(a) Lincoln's Secretary of State.
(b) The Attorney General.
(c) Lincoln's Secretary of War.
(d) A Brigadier General of the Union Army.

5. Dennis A. Mahony is editor of which newspaper in Chapter 3?
(a) The "American Bastile."
(b) The "Merryman."
(c) The Dubuque "Herald."
(d) The Newark "Evening Journal."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter H. Watson oversee in Chapter 5?

2. According to William Seward, which law is higher than the Constitution?

3. With what political party does President Lincoln associate the longest?

4. In 1864, what bogus presidential proclamation is published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?

5. How are Confederate deserters often treated by Union troops in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

2. How are military commissions used during the Civil War?

3. What is the purpose of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's General Order No. 104?

4. How does General Grant respond to the guerrilla tactics of John Singleton Mosby?

5. Why does Lincoln admire Andrew Jackson?

6. What is the result of Joseph Griffin's suit against Captain Frank Wilcox?

7. How does Lincoln's decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus divide politicians in 1861?

8. Describe Henry W. Halleck.

9. What is the purpose of the Enrollment Act?

10. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

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