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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A huge failure at Gettysburg






2. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






29. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






31. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






34. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






37. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






40. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






44. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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