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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. Who are the Prisoners of State?
(a) Uniformed Confederate captives.
(b) Civilians arrested by the military.
(c) Union military felons.
(d) Felons captured behind enemy lines.

2. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For shooting his slaves.
(c) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

3. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?
(a) James Buchanan.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Millard Fillmore.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

4. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?
(a) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(b) The "Merryman."
(c) The Dubuque "Herald."
(d) The "American Bastile."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?

2. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

3. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?

4. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?

5. After what battle do arrests of Southern citizens begin to decline?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Jews treated by the Union in Chapter 5?

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

4. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

5. How do Union officials react to reports of torture from prisoners of war?

6. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested?

7. Why must President Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to Congress?

8. How does the War Department combat corruption during the Civil War?

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

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

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