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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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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. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full






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






3. He had a revulsion to blood.






4. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






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






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






18. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






32. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






35. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






38. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






42. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






44. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






47. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






49. 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.






50. The bloodiest single day in American military history.