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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 finished high in his graduating class.






2. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






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






7. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






17. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






21. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






39. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






42. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






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






46. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






49. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






50. A huge failure at Gettysburg