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






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






3. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






6. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






15. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






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






19. He finished high in his graduating class.






20. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






24. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






26. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






27. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






32. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






35. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






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






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






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






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






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