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






3. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






12. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






15. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






16. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






19. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






35. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






36. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






37. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A huge failure at Gettysburg