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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. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full






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






3. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






4. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






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






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






10. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






13. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






18. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






20. 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.






21. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






25. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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






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






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






31. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






33. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






35. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






37. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






40. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. He finished high in his graduating class.






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