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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) The Writ Act.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Habeas Corpus Act.

2. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?
(a) Hangings.
(b) Military commissions.
(c) Seizure of property.
(d) Execution squads.

3. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?
(a) Close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(b) Arrest 143 rioters in the city of St. Louis.
(c) Close the New Orleans "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(d) Shoot citizens in a St. Louis mob.

4. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?
(a) On grounds of "higher law."
(b) On grounds of federal law.
(c) He fears for Captain McDonald's safety.
(d) On grounds of international law.

5. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(c) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) For warning recruits they will go to hell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?

3. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?

4. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?

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

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