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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Habeas Corpus.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Marshal Law.

3. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?
(a) To protest an increase on cotton tax.
(b) To prevent goods from being sent North.
(c) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.
(d) To prevent goods from being sent South.

4. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?
(a) 237 civillians from Missouri are executed by Union soldiers.
(b) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.
(c) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.
(d) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.

5. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?
(a) The Louisiana Purchase.
(b) The Militia Act.
(c) War with the French.
(d) War with Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?

2. What form of torture is commonly accepted among the administration during the Civil War?

3. In Chapter 6, which Pro-Lincoln historian is accused of generalizing the prisoners' danger?

4. Which group of Americans is excluded from Grant's order in Chapter 4?

5. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?

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