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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?
(a) Destruction of property.
(b) Inciting a riot.
(c) Civil unrest.
(d) Violating the laws of war.

2. Which bill, passed in 1863, removes the cracks between military and civilian justice?
(a) Militia Act.
(b) Bates Bill.
(c) Whiting Bill.
(d) The Habeas Corpus Act.

3. Who intervenes on John Eitel's behalf?
(a) Charles A. Dana.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) President Lincoln.
(d) James Buchanan.

4. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?
(a) They are sympathetic to the Confederacy.
(b) They are waiting on a statement from the Supreme Court.
(c) Lincoln has yet to publicize his suspension of habeas corpus.
(d) Broken rail lines have delayed official information.

5. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?
(a) Write an article about Joseph Griffin's case.
(b) Defend Joseph Griffin.
(c) Render a verdict on Joseph Griffin's case.
(d) Prosecute Joseph Griffin.

6. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(c) For discouraging enlistments.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

7. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?
(a) Stealing food and supplies from the Union forces.
(b) Publishing anti-Union articles.
(c) Blockade running and smuggling.
(d) Evading the draft.

8. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?
(a) May 1, 1860.
(b) November 2, 1864.
(c) January 20, 1862.
(d) March 4, 1861.

9. With what political party does President Lincoln associate the longest?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Tory.
(c) Whig.
(d) Republican.

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

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

12. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?
(a) Burn all factories, but leave farms and gardens intact.
(b) Take only what is needed from the farms and villages.
(c) Conscript all men under 30, regardless of race.
(d) Conscript all men under 50 and destroy their means of subsistence.

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

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

15. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?
(a) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.
(b) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(c) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.
(d) Such rights are earned, not given.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do William Seward and George McClelland approve in Chapter 1?

2. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Pardon Worsley convince clerks from several prominent businesses that he has the permits and power to do?

4. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?

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

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