Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






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






5. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






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






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






18. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






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






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






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






24. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






25. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






36. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






37. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






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






41. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






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






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






46. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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