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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what battle do arrests of Southern citizens begin to decline?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Chickamauga.

2. According to Lincoln, why are multiple arrests made in Maryland in Chapter 1?
(a) To prevent unrest and preserve the Union.
(b) To silence political dissenters.
(c) To break up a ring of Confederate spies.
(d) To undermine an assassination plot.

3. Who sets John Eitel's bail in Chapter 5?
(a) Edwin M. Stanton.
(b) Charles A. Dana.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) President Lincoln.

4. 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.

5. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar .
(b) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
(c) Assistant Judge William M. Merrick.
(d) Attorney General Edward Bates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wes Bogan?

2. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?

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

4. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

5. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?

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