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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. Which state has the most military trials?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Missouri.

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

3. According to President Lincoln, why would many civilian detainees have been in prison even with the right of habeas corpus?
(a) Providence judges the unjust.
(b) Friction and abrasion accompany war.
(c) The guilty are proven guilty.
(d) Innocence is easily determined.

4. According to John Quincy Adams, what gives Congress the power to abolish slavery?
(a) Divine law.
(b) Its legal powers.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) Its war powers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author have difficulty confirming civilian arrest records?

2. To which military and political leader does James Bryce liken President Lincoln?

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

4. According to "American Bastile", how many civilians are illegally detained during the Civil War?

5. What is the significance of Ex parte Milligan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clement Vallandingham's arrest affect the political climate of the North?

2. How does the Confederate Captain John Wilkinson slip through the blockades multiple times during the Civil War?

3. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?

4. Why are there several discrepancies among the reported number of civilians arrested during the Civil War?

5. What concerns do Union officials have about rebel defectors who claim to be seeking asylum in the Union?

6. Why does Andrew D. Duff predict that President Lincoln will not allow voting in November of 1864?

7. According to Lincoln, what differentiates his actions from that of a dictator?

8. How does the USS Niphon capture the Ella and Annie?

9. How are pamphlets used by Democrats during the Civil War?

10. What happens at Pohick Church in 1861?

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