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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. Who are the Prisoners of State?

2. What is the Militia Act designed to prevent?

3. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?

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

5. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the Enrollment Act?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the purpose of the Habeas Corpus Act.

8. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested?

9. How does the War Department combat corruption during the Civil War?

10. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events give rise to Martial law during the Civil War? Why does General William S. Harney describe the military's legal powers as "higher law"? What are the positive and negative affects of Martial law during the Civil War?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how freedom of speech and freedom of the press are affected during Lincoln's administration. What is the purpose of this particular suppression of civil liberties? If these two rights had not been suppressed during the war, how might the outcome of the war have been affected?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the purpose and implementation of the Militia Act of 1862. How do a majority of Northern citizens react to the Act? What reasons are commonly given for draft evasion? How does the Union Army balance the retrieval of draft dodgers and deserters with the protection of commerce?

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