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






2. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






6. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






7. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






24. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






28. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






30. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






33. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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