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






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






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






4. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






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






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






7. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






8. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






30. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






31. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






36. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






39. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






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






42. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






44. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






46. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






47. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






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