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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. Why does William Seward feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) To undermine any potential assassination plots.
(b) To preserve the organization and morale of national forces.
(c) In order to allow the arrest of Confederate spies.
(d) To silence political dissenters.

2. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?
(a) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.
(b) They fear the telegraph system has been compromised.
(c) They are suspected Confederate sympathizers.
(d) They are telegraphing Union secrets across Confederate lines.

3. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?
(a) In the field.
(b) In civil courts.
(c) In federal courts.
(d) In military commissions.

4. Whom does General Grant expel from Tennessee for violating Treasury regulations?
(a) Confederate bankers.
(b) Joseph Law.
(c) Edward Bates.
(d) All Jews.

5. In Chapter 5, what do some of the men that Watson has arrested offer Charles Dana?
(a) A chance to learn the names of Confederate spies.
(b) A bribe to free them and return their files.
(c) The location of Confederate forces.
(d) Alcohol for Union troops.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?

4. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?

5. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does General John C. Frymont close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law?

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

3. Why do mobs from Baltimore burn bridges in 1861?

4. Who is Ezra B. Chase?

5. Describe the Militia Act of 1862.

6. What is the purpose of John A. Marshall's book, "The American Bastile"?

7. How does Lincoln's decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus divide politicians in 1861?

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

9. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

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

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