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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. Which famous politician addresses the mistreatment of unpopular minorities in the Lyceum Address?

2. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?

3. How does the Confederate Captain John Wilkinson slip through the blockade in 1864?

4. Who is Joseph Holt?

5. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of James G. Randall's book, "Constitutional Problems under Lincoln"?

2. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

3. What is the "White Flag Affair?"

4. Who is Wes Bogan?

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

6. What concerns do Union officials have about rebel defectors who claim to be seeking asylum in the Union?

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

8. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?

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

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

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

What role does Great Britain play in the American Civil War? How do Confederates use international law and their relationship with Great Britain to their advantage? Why is the Union cautious about offending Britain?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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