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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 won this battle - but saw it as an empty - costly victory.






2. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






13. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






15. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






16. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






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






20. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






32. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






34. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






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






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. Grant's first victory was at...






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






43. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






46. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






47. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






50. The bloodiest single day in American military history.