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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






4. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






5. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






10. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






11. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






19. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






20. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






22. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






26. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






28. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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. Grant's first victory was at...






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






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