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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






18. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






20. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






31. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






36. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






40. A huge failure at Gettysburg






41. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






44. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






45. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






49. He had a revulsion to blood.






50. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.