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






2. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






3. 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.






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






5. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






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






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






14. He finished high in his graduating class.






15. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






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






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






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






19. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






21. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






43. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






46. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






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






49. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






50. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.