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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 is Wes Bogan?

2. With what crime is Skipper F. N. Bonneau charged?

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

4. Which General orders all blockade runners released in 1864?

5. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew D. Duff predict that President Lincoln will not allow voting in November of 1864?

2. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?

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

4. What happens at Pohick Church in 1861?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Wes Bogan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the arrest and trial of Clement L. Vallandingham affects any bipartisan efforts between the Democratic and Republican parties. How does Vallandingham's arrest affect the publicity of the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus? How does Vallandingham's arrest affect Congress?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Joseph Griffin's case set the stage for Ex parte Milligan? What impact does Mr. Griffin's case have on the practice of martial law towards the end of the Civil War? How might his case have affected the reconstruction of the South?

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