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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






8. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






9. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






13. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






14. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






20. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






30. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






32. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






36. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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