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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. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full






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






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






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






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






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






7. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






10. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






14. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






15. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






19. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






21. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






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






25. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






30. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






32. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






36. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






46. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






49. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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