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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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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 surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






11. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






13. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






17. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






20. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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






39. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






41. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






42. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






44. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






47. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






49. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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