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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






3. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






21. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






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






27. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






30. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






33. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






46. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






48. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






49. A huge failure at Gettysburg






50. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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