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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. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






3. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






17. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






37. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






38. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






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






43. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






45. He finished high in his graduating class.






46. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






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