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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the following cost the most American lives?






2. Despite an early misconception - he was an aggressive - risk-taking general.






3. Lincoln fired Hooker and replaced him with...






4. Lincoln replaced General Burnside with General... His command was marked by hesitation and retreat.






5. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






6. What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War?






7. Grant's true loyalty was to...






8. After Shiloh - Grant was ___ by the Northern newspapers.






9. His secret orders - wrapped around three cigars - were dropped by a messenger and found by an enemy soldier. Some see this as a major blow to his side during the Civil War.






10. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






11. The western front of the Civil War centered on the...






12. The Civil War began in this month of 1861.






13. His relationship with his boss was so bad that he considered resigning from his command during the Civil War.






14. Lincoln made him the leader of the Union forces after Vicksburg.






15. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






16. He made the error of attacking Lee's artillery at Fredericksburg - Maryland from the bottom of a hill.






17. 'He was a descendant of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.






18. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full






19. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






20. A military blockade intended to wear down the defenders. Vicksburg was an example.






21. 'It was called ''The Gibraltar of the West'' because both sides saw it as an impregnable fortress. '






22. Which had no major victories in the Civil War by February 3 - 1862?






23. 'He told Halleck to ''put up or shut up.'''






24. He had a revulsion to blood.






25. He finished high in his graduating class.






26. After the siege of Vicksburg the civilians reacted with...






27. Lee won this battle - but saw it as an empty - costly victory.






28. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






29. Grant's first victory was at...






30. A cavalry officer - he destroyed much of Grant's supplies at Holly Springs - Mississippi. He forced Grant to retreat for lack of food.






31. An engineer - one of Lee's nicknames among his soldiers was the...






32. Grant's command at Fort Donelson resulted in his...






33. His hesitation to attack cost him his command. He was not seen as aggressive enough by his civilian superiors.






34. 'The Hebrew word for ''place of peace.'''






35. 'The Confederate commander at Vicksburg - he surrendered for lack of food.






36. He had a reputation as an alcoholic; at one point he left the military because of his heavy drinking.






37. He took advantage of a flood resulting from a breached levy to get warships near to the defenses of Vicksburg.






38. After a brilliant and daring attack on General Hooker's forces - he was accidentally short and mortally wounded by his own soldiers.






39. Lee's true loyalty was to...






40. The first shot of the Civil War was fired at...






41. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






42. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






43. He tried to recruit Lee as the leader of the Union Army.






44. Grant's command of Union forces at Fort Donelson might be described as...






45. Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg could be described as lacking...






46. 'Despite his struggle with depression and reputation as ''crazy -'' he was an effective Union commander and friend of Grant. '






47. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






48. 'He said ''It is good that war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it'' at Fredericksburg. '






49. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






50. A huge failure at Gettysburg