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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. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) William H. Seward.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.

2. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) Captain Wilcox does not have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(b) Captain Wilcox does have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(c) Mr. Griffin is jailed for being a Confederate sympathizer.
(d) Mr. Griffin is awarded damages equaling the cost of his inventory.

3. How do the Confederates plan on reacting to Grant's order in Chapter 4?
(a) Burn all the farms and villages north of the border.
(b) Hide in the woods and snipe Union soldiers as they pass.
(c) Arrest Union citizens to use in hostage exchanges.
(d) Conscript Union citizens as Confederate soldiers.

4. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?
(a) Attrition warfare.
(b) Napoleonic policy.
(c) A scorched earth policy.
(d) Maneuver warfare.

5. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?
(a) He is put under surveillance and loses his salary.
(b) He is shot while giving a public speech.
(c) He is executed for treason.
(d) He is arrested and jailed for the duration of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?

2. Why does the War Department arrest John N. Eitel in 1865?

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

4. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?

5. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the purpose of the Habeas Corpus Act.

3. Why does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus of rail routes from Philadelphia to Washington in April of 1861?

4. How is guerrilla warfare used in the Civil War?

5. Describe Henry W. Halleck.

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

7. Who is Ezra B. Chase?

8. What controversy does General Paine create when he arrests 100 citizens?

9. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

10. How does General Grant respond to the guerrilla tactics of John Singleton Mosby?

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