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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. According to Lincoln, why are multiple arrests made in Maryland in Chapter 1?

2. With what political party does President Lincoln associate the longest?

3. Who intervenes on John Eitel's behalf?

4. Which bill, passed in 1863, removes the cracks between military and civilian justice?

5. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lincoln admire Andrew Jackson?

2. Why does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus of rail routes from Philadelphia to Washington in April of 1861?

3. How are Jews treated by the Union in Chapter 5?

4. What controversy does General Paine create when he arrests 100 citizens?

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

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

7. How is the press used by the Confederate supporters in 1864 to create panic in New York?

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

9. How does General Grant respond to the guerrilla tactics of John Singleton Mosby?

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

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 the warning Neely gives his readers about bias among historians. What cautions should a person take when studying history? How could political bias affect a person's view of history?

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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