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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. In Chapter 8, why is an elderly man charged with violating his oath of allegiance to the Union?
(a) For whistling "Dixie" in public.
(b) For attending his daughter's wedding in Missouri.
(c) For writing to his son in the Confederate Army.
(d) For traveling to his son's funeral in Kentucky.

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

3. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) The Louisiana Purchase.
(c) War with Mexico.
(d) War with the French.

4. What does the "Fishing Creek Confederacy" protest?
(a) Blockades.
(b) Wartime draft.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Militia Act.

5. What does the War Department and General E. R. S. Camby declare the Banshee?
(a) An agent of the Confederacy.
(b) A foreign agent.
(c) Property of the Confederacy.
(d) Property of the Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Joseph Holt?

2. How does General Grant propose to exchange civilian hostages?

3. In Chapter 6, which Pro-Lincoln historian is accused of generalizing the prisoners' danger?

4. Which legitimate sailors are sometimes mistaken for blockade-runners?

5. Who is John Quincy Adams's political nemesis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Horatio Seymour quote Lord Coke, by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed?"

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

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

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

6. How does the Mexican-American War influence Lincoln's perception of Constitutional issues?

7. What is the "White Flag Affair?"

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

9. Describe the Dred Scott decision.

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

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