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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 Democratic supporter gives a speech during the 1864 campaigns claiming that emancipation will make postwar reunion difficult?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Horatio Seymour.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Clement Vallandingham.

2. As a congressman in 1848, why doesn't Lincoln want to wait for a constitutional amendment?
(a) He fears Congress will not act in the best interests of the country.
(b) He believes the amendment will be too weak.
(c) He prefers the use of presidential "express authority."
(d) He believes Confederate spies are working within Congress.

3. Who is Joseph G. Knapp?
(a) The New Mexico Attorney General during the Civil War.
(b) The New Mexico Associate Justice during the Civil War.
(c) The Secretary of War from 1884-1886.
(d) The Attorney General from 1883-1886.

4. According to "American Bastile", how many civilians are illegally detained during the Civil War?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 5,000-10,000.
(c) 13,535.
(d) 942.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, which congressman's arrest sparks rallies among his supporters?

2. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?

3. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?

4. 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?

5. Who authored "Elements of International Law and Laws of War"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe President Lincoln's letter to Erastus Corning.

2. How does Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

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

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

5. Why is the Banshee declared an agent of the Confederacy?

6. Describe Ex parte Milligan.

7. Why does James Bryce liken President Lincoln to Oliver Cromwell?

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

9. How does Dean Sprague depict Lincoln's character?

10. Why does Joseph G. Knapp complain to Edward Bates?

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