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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. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






2. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






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






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






8. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






17. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






18. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






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






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






32. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






36. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






45. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






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






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