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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 6, which Pro-Lincoln historian is accused of generalizing the prisoners' danger?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Frank Klement.
(c) James G. Randall.
(d) Joel H. Silbey.

2. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?
(a) By burning bridges.
(b) By destroying railroads.
(c) With satirical songs and pamphlets.
(d) By marching a group of women and children to the White House.

3. In Chapter 7, which great blockade running port is the last to fall?
(a) Wilmington, NC.
(b) Charleston, SC.
(c) Savannah, GA.
(d) North Port, FL.

4. What war makes Lincoln aware of the importance of constitutional issues?
(a) The French-Indian War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Mexican-American War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

5. What does the "Fishing Creek Confederacy" protest?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) Blockades.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) Wartime draft.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, which congressman's arrest sparks rallies among his supporters?

2. What book does James G. Randall write that criticizes Lincoln's habeas corpus policy?

3. Who is John Quincy Adams's political nemesis?

4. Why does Skipper F. N. Bonneau identify himself as a commissioned Confederate lieutenant?

5. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does James Bryce liken President Lincoln to Oliver Cromwell?

2. What concerns do Union officials have about rebel defectors who claim to be seeking asylum in the Union?

3. Describe Ex parte Milligan.

4. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?

5. How does Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

6. Why does Andrew D. Duff predict that President Lincoln will not allow voting in November of 1864?

7. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?

8. Why does Joseph G. Knapp complain to Edward Bates?

9. How are pamphlets used by Democrats during the Civil War?

10. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

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