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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lincoln fired Hooker and replaced him with...
Lee
Meade
Grant
Gettysburg
2. 'Despite his struggle with depression and reputation as ''crazy -'' he was an effective Union commander and friend of Grant. '
Sherman
Grant
King of Spades
Grant
3. After the siege of Vicksburg the civilians reacted with...
Fort Sumter
Virginia
Union
relief
4. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.
West Point
reviled
Grant
Lee
5. He made the error of attacking Lee's artillery at Fredericksburg - Maryland from the bottom of a hill.
Grant
Grant
Union
Burnside
6. 'He told Halleck to ''put up or shut up.'''
Stuart
Grant
The Battle of Shiloh
Lincoln
7. He tried to recruit Lee as the leader of the Union Army.
Appomattox Court House
Grant
Winnfield Scott
Lee
8. The bloodiest single day in American military history.
Farragut
Union
Stonewall Jackson
Antietam
9. A general - he snuck into an enemy's tent and stole his secret papers and dress uniform.
Stuart
Hooker
Lee
victorious
10. His hesitation to attack cost him his command. He was not seen as aggressive enough by his civilian superiors.
siege
McClellan
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
11. A huge failure at Gettysburg
Picketts Charge
reviled
relief
Lee
12. 'He said ''It is good that war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it'' at Fredericksburg. '
Emancipation Proclamation
Lee
victorious
Winnfield Scott
13. Grant's command at Fort Donelson resulted in his...
Picketts Charge
McClellan
Pemberton
promotion
14. What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War?
United States
two
Stuart
reviled
15. His relationship with his boss was so bad that he considered resigning from his command during the Civil War.
Grant
Lee
Lee
United States
16. Lee surrendered to Grant at...
reviled
Appomattox Court House
Grant
Lee
17. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.
Lincoln
Hooker
Belmont
Lee
18. Grant's first victory was at...
Lincoln
Meade
Belmont
coordination
19. Which of the following cost the most American lives?
Emancipation Proclamation
Burnside
The Battle of Shiloh
Stonewall Jackson
20. He finished high in his graduating class.
Grant
Winnfield Scott
Lee
Halleck
21. An engineer - one of Lee's nicknames among his soldiers was the...
Chancellorsville
Grant
Meade
King of Spades
22. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full
responsibility
Pemberton
Virginia
Union
23. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.
April
Picketts Charge
Union
Sherman
24. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.
McClellan
West Point
Grant
Emancipation Proclamation
25. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.
King of Spades
Union
Picketts Charge
Farragut
26. After a brilliant and daring attack on General Hooker's forces - he was accidentally short and mortally wounded by his own soldiers.
Stonewall Jackson
McClellan
Grant
promotion
27. Despite an early misconception - he was an aggressive - risk-taking general.
Lee
Grant
responsibility
King of Spades
28. 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.
Johnston
Lee
McClellan
Winnfield Scott
29. 'The Hebrew word for ''place of peace.'''
two
Union
relief
Shiloh
30. Grant's command of Union forces at Fort Donelson might be described as...
victorious
Grant
West Point
Winnfield Scott
31. The first shot of the Civil War was fired at...
Farragut
Fort Sumter
Picketts Charge
McClellan
32. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.
Grant
Johnston
West Point
Stuart
33. Lincoln replaced General Burnside with General... His command was marked by hesitation and retreat.
Fort Sumter
Grant
Hooker
reviled
34. He took advantage of a flood resulting from a breached levy to get warships near to the defenses of Vicksburg.
Union
Grant
responsibility
Appomattox Court House
35. He had a reputation as an alcoholic; at one point he left the military because of his heavy drinking.
Union
Grant
Halleck
Lee
36. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.
Halleck
Burnside
Virginia
Emancipation Proclamation
37. 'The Confederate commander at Vicksburg - he surrendered for lack of food.
Winnfield Scott
Emancipation Proclamation
Grant
Pemberton
38. Which had no major victories in the Civil War by February 3 - 1862?
Union
Belmont
victorious
King of Spades
39. A military blockade intended to wear down the defenders. Vicksburg was an example.
siege
Emancipation Proclamation
Hooker
Van Dorn
40. Lincoln made him the leader of the Union forces after Vicksburg.
Halleck
Grant
Stuart
West Point
41. Grant's boss - he was jealous and wanted to fire Grant.
West Point
coordination
Halleck
McClellan
42. 'He was a descendant of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Grant
Lee
Union
relief
43. Lee's true loyalty was to...
Virginia
Grant
two
The Battle of Shiloh
44. 'It was called ''The Gibraltar of the West'' because both sides saw it as an impregnable fortress. '
Gettysburg
Pemberton
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
45. Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg could be described as lacking...
coordination
Van Dorn
Picketts Charge
Burnside
46. Grant's true loyalty was to...
Fort Sumter
Antietam
United States
Vicksburg
47. After Shiloh - Grant was ___ by the Northern newspapers.
Belmont
reviled
relief
Sherman
48. July of 1863 saw this major battle.
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Fort Sumter
Grant
49. A cavalry officer - he destroyed much of Grant's supplies at Holly Springs - Mississippi. He forced Grant to retreat for lack of food.
siege
Van Dorn
reviled
victorious
50. Two of his sons were major generals in the Civil War.
United States
Lee
Winnfield Scott
The Battle of Shiloh