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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. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?
(a) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) A Missouri civil officer of the law.
(c) Editor of the "Boone County Standard."
(d) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.

2. Who is Henry W. Halleck?
(a) A St. Louis Justice and rival to General John C. Frymont.
(b) General John C. Frymont's replacement.
(c) A St. Louis attorney representing the rights of local citizens.
(d) The editor and owner of the St. Louis "State Journal."

3. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 12,206.
(c) 864.
(d) 1,864.

4. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Inciting a riot.
(c) Bridge burning.
(d) Violating the laws of war.

5. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?
(a) Attrition warfare.
(b) Guerrilla tactics.
(c) Jacksonian warfare.
(d) Maneuver warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?

2. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

4. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?

5. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do mobs from Baltimore burn bridges in 1861?

4. How does the War Department combat corruption during the Civil War?

5. How do Union officials react to reports of torture from prisoners of war?

6. How is the press used by the Confederate supporters in 1864 to create panic in New York?

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

8. Why does Lincoln admire Andrew Jackson?

9. Why must President Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to Congress?

10. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?

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