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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?
(a) The great fire of 1906 destroyed most of the records.
(b) His notes and journals have been lost.
(c) His bureau has been abolished and surviving records are incomplete.
(d) The National Archives will not release the records.

2. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?
(a) By destroying railroads.
(b) With satirical songs and pamphlets.
(c) By burning bridges.
(d) By marching a group of women and children to the White House.

3. Which country continues to import cotton from the South during the Civil War?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) Mexico.

4. Who is John Quincy Adams's political nemesis?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George B. McClellan.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Sidney Cromwell.

5. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) Francis Lieber.
(b) James McPherson.
(c) Joel H. Silbey.
(d) Henry W. Halleck.

6. In Chapter 6, what are the primary reasons for most arrests of Northern citizens?
(a) White collar crimes.
(b) Freedom of speech and civil liberty issues.
(c) Theft and looting.
(d) Contraband trading, desertion, and draft dodging.

7. What concerns does Joseph Holt have about rebel defectors who are found behind Union lines?
(a) They might be spies or messengers.
(b) They might escape and pass valuable information to the enemy.
(c) They are too expensive to keep properly.
(d) They might carry disease.

8. How does the crew of the Banshee avoid arrest?
(a) They have false papers.
(b) They claim to be foreign citizens.
(c) They raise the Union flag.
(d) They hide in an inlet.

9. Why do the consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation concern Lincoln more than the reactions to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Trade with other countries will suffer.
(b) Commerce is more important than civil liberties.
(c) The effects of the emancipation are permanent.
(d) The burden on the economy is too great.

10. To which military and political leader does James Bryce liken President Lincoln?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

11. With what crime is Skipper F. N. Bonneau charged?
(a) Treason.
(b) Battery.
(c) Theft.
(d) Piracy.

12. Which famous politician addresses the mistreatment of unpopular minorities in the Lyceum Address?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

13. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) Eight days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 60 days.

14. According to Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study, how many civilian prisoners were detained during the Civil War?
(a) 5,000-10,000.
(b) 112,000.
(c) 38,000.
(d) 13,535.

15. Who opposes refunding Jackson's fine and publishes a pamphlet about martial law threatening slavery?
(a) Judge S. S. Nicholas.
(b) Professor Joel Parker.
(c) Horace Binney.
(d) Franklin Pierce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "Fishing Creek Confederacy" protest?

2. How does General Grant propose to exchange civilian hostages?

3. Which Union general has President Lincoln's blessing to arrest all the men he wishes and freeing those who are willing to take an oath of allegiance?

4. According to "The American Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865," how many citizens are denied habeas corpus?

5. Which Democratic supporter gives a speech during the 1864 campaigns claiming that emancipation will make postwar reunion difficult?

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