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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?

2. What does Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles confide in his diary?

3. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?

4. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

5. What do William Seward and George McClelland approve in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested?

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

3. Why does Lincoln admire Andrew Jackson?

4. Why does the War Department seize John N. Eitel in 1865?

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

6. Who is Ezra B. Chase?

7. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?

8. What controversy arises between Peter H. Watson and a Union Senator in Chapter 5?

9. Describe the Militia Act of 1862.

10. What is the purpose of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's General Order No. 104?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe reports of abuse among Union officials and their affect on the American people. How does the Pohick incident reflect on the Union Army? What differing opinions exist about the use of torture and how could reports of abuse and torture affect the reunification of the states?

Essay Topic 2

Describe arguments for and against Lincoln's character and actions as President. Why do some early Civil War historians and Northern Democrats describe him as a dictator? How does Lincoln defend his character and actions against these accusations? In the light of history, how do most historians view the decisions he made during his administration?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the rise and use of military commissions during the Civil War. What guidelines exist for Union Generals in reference to the arrest and trial of civilians? How do military commissions benefit the Union and what abuses are reported?

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