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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






2. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






3. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






8. A general - he snuck into an enemy's tent and stole his secret papers and dress uniform.






9. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






10. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






11. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






13. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






16. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






19. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






24. Which of the following cost the most American lives?






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






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






27. Two of his sons were major generals in the Civil War.






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






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






30. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






38. Grant's boss - he was jealous and wanted to fire Grant.






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






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






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






42. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. He finished high in his graduating class.






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