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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War
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1. Grant's first victory was at...
West Point
Pemberton
Belmont
McClellan
2. He had a revulsion to blood.
The Battle of Shiloh
Grant
Pemberton
Lee
3. The first shot of the Civil War was fired at...
siege
two
Fort Sumter
Stuart
4. July of 1863 saw this major battle.
Meade
Gettysburg
Johnston
Lee
5. 'It was called ''The Gibraltar of the West'' because both sides saw it as an impregnable fortress. '
Grant
Vicksburg
Antietam
Pemberton
6. A general - he snuck into an enemy's tent and stole his secret papers and dress uniform.
Stuart
Belmont
West Point
Halleck
7. The bloodiest single day in American military history.
Antietam
Stonewall Jackson
Johnston
April
8. Lincoln fired Hooker and replaced him with...
Hooker
responsibility
Meade
Chancellorsville
9. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union
Farragut
Grant
Lee
10. Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg could be described as lacking...
coordination
April
Johnston
responsibility
11. The western front of the Civil War centered on the...
Grant
Antietam
Mississippi River
Hooker
12. What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War?
two
Virginia
Johnston
Stonewall Jackson
13. A military blockade intended to wear down the defenders. Vicksburg was an example.
siege
Lee
two
Mississippi River
14. He tried to recruit Lee as the leader of the Union Army.
Winnfield Scott
Lee
Meade
Lincoln
15. His relationship with his boss was so bad that he considered resigning from his command during the Civil War.
Lee
Grant
Halleck
April
16. A cavalry officer - he destroyed much of Grant's supplies at Holly Springs - Mississippi. He forced Grant to retreat for lack of food.
April
two
Van Dorn
Chancellorsville
17. Lincoln made him the leader of the Union forces after Vicksburg.
Lee
Grant
Union
promotion
18. He made the error of attacking Lee's artillery at Fredericksburg - Maryland from the bottom of a hill.
Mississippi River
Farragut
Burnside
Appomattox Court House
19. Lee won this battle - but saw it as an empty - costly victory.
Shiloh
Chancellorsville
Hooker
Fort Sumter
20. A huge failure at Gettysburg
siege
Picketts Charge
Lee
Union
21. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.
siege
Chancellorsville
Emancipation Proclamation
Stonewall Jackson
22. Grant's command at Fort Donelson resulted in his...
Grant
Hooker
Gettysburg
promotion
23. The Civil War began in this month of 1861.
April
Virginia
McClellan
Grant
24. Lee surrendered to Grant at...
Appomattox Court House
West Point
coordination
Stonewall Jackson
25. 'The Hebrew word for ''place of peace.'''
Lee
Hooker
Shiloh
Grant
26. 'He was a descendant of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Shiloh
Lee
Grant
Grant
27. Which had no major victories in the Civil War by February 3 - 1862?
Union
Fort Sumter
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
28. 'The Confederate commander at Vicksburg - he surrendered for lack of food.
siege
West Point
Pemberton
Grant
29. He finished high in his graduating class.
McClellan
Lee
Johnston
coordination
30. Lincoln replaced General Burnside with General... His command was marked by hesitation and retreat.
Hooker
Chancellorsville
Virginia
Union
31. 'Despite his struggle with depression and reputation as ''crazy -'' he was an effective Union commander and friend of Grant. '
McClellan
Winnfield Scott
relief
Sherman
32. 'He said ''It is good that war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it'' at Fredericksburg. '
Lee
King of Spades
promotion
Pemberton
33. An engineer - one of Lee's nicknames among his soldiers was the...
Lee
victorious
King of Spades
Lee
34. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.
McClellan
relief
Union
Lincoln
35. Lee's true loyalty was to...
Virginia
Halleck
Shiloh
Sherman
36. His hesitation to attack cost him his command. He was not seen as aggressive enough by his civilian superiors.
Union
Winnfield Scott
McClellan
Stonewall Jackson
37. Two of his sons were major generals in the Civil War.
Grant
two
Lee
Sherman
38. Which of the following cost the most American lives?
April
Lee
McClellan
The Battle of Shiloh
39. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.
Belmont
Shiloh
Farragut
relief
40. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.
Lee
relief
West Point
coordination
41. After Shiloh - Grant was ___ by the Northern newspapers.
Mississippi River
Stuart
Picketts Charge
reviled
42. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full
Van Dorn
responsibility
Grant
promotion
43. Grant's boss - he was jealous and wanted to fire Grant.
Halleck
Lincoln
Union
Lee
44. Despite an early misconception - he was an aggressive - risk-taking general.
McClellan
Grant
Lee
siege
45. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.
Burnside
McClellan
United States
Grant
46. Grant's command of Union forces at Fort Donelson might be described as...
Union
victorious
Mississippi River
relief
47. 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.
April
Vicksburg
Grant
Lee
48. He took advantage of a flood resulting from a breached levy to get warships near to the defenses of Vicksburg.
Sherman
reviled
Grant
Winnfield Scott
49. He had a reputation as an alcoholic; at one point he left the military because of his heavy drinking.
relief
Farragut
Lee
Grant
50. After the siege of Vicksburg the civilians reacted with...
relief
Gettysburg
Mississippi River
Halleck
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