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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. The first shot of the Civil War was fired at...
Lincoln
Fort Sumter
Pemberton
victorious
2. 'He was a descendant of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Stuart
West Point
Virginia
Lee
3. After Shiloh - Grant was ___ by the Northern newspapers.
Meade
reviled
Van Dorn
Grant
4. A huge failure at Gettysburg
Stonewall Jackson
The Battle of Shiloh
Emancipation Proclamation
Picketts Charge
5. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full
two
responsibility
Antietam
Farragut
6. 'He said ''It is good that war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it'' at Fredericksburg. '
Lincoln
Lee
Mississippi River
Johnston
7. After the siege of Vicksburg the civilians reacted with...
relief
April
Lee
McClellan
8. His hesitation to attack cost him his command. He was not seen as aggressive enough by his civilian superiors.
coordination
McClellan
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
9. He took advantage of a flood resulting from a breached levy to get warships near to the defenses of Vicksburg.
Lee
Grant
Hooker
West Point
10. What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
Stuart
Union
two
11. A military blockade intended to wear down the defenders. Vicksburg was an example.
McClellan
West Point
siege
Sherman
12. He finished high in his graduating class.
Halleck
Lee
April
Belmont
13. 'The Confederate commander at Vicksburg - he surrendered for lack of food.
Winnfield Scott
Fort Sumter
Pemberton
Virginia
14. Grant's first victory was at...
Antietam
April
Belmont
McClellan
15. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.
McClellan
April
Lee
Winnfield Scott
16. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.
McClellan
Halleck
Union
Belmont
17. Grant's command of Union forces at Fort Donelson might be described as...
Lee
victorious
Meade
Halleck
18. The bloodiest single day in American military history.
Antietam
April
Burnside
Johnston
19. The Civil War began in this month of 1861.
Johnston
April
siege
Belmont
20. He made the error of attacking Lee's artillery at Fredericksburg - Maryland from the bottom of a hill.
reviled
Appomattox Court House
Burnside
King of Spades
21. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.
McClellan
Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Shiloh
22. Lincoln fired Hooker and replaced him with...
Virginia
Grant
Meade
Antietam
23. An engineer - one of Lee's nicknames among his soldiers was the...
United States
King of Spades
Mississippi River
Picketts Charge
24. Lee won this battle - but saw it as an empty - costly victory.
Grant
Lee
Lee
Chancellorsville
25. 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.
Lee
Grant
United States
Grant
26. Grant's true loyalty was to...
Gettysburg
United States
Burnside
relief
27. Two of his sons were major generals in the Civil War.
West Point
siege
Lee
Grant
28. 'Despite his struggle with depression and reputation as ''crazy -'' he was an effective Union commander and friend of Grant. '
Sherman
Grant
McClellan
Union
29. Which of the following cost the most American lives?
McClellan
Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Shiloh
Grant
30. He tried to recruit Lee as the leader of the Union Army.
Winnfield Scott
Mississippi River
Grant
Emancipation Proclamation
31. Lincoln replaced General Burnside with General... His command was marked by hesitation and retreat.
Grant
Johnston
Virginia
Hooker
32. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.
Lee
Picketts Charge
West Point
Lincoln
33. Grant's command at Fort Donelson resulted in his...
responsibility
Emancipation Proclamation
promotion
Lee
34. A cavalry officer - he destroyed much of Grant's supplies at Holly Springs - Mississippi. He forced Grant to retreat for lack of food.
two
West Point
Van Dorn
Gettysburg
35. Which had no major victories in the Civil War by February 3 - 1862?
Union
McClellan
Lee
Sherman
36. Lee surrendered to Grant at...
relief
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Appomattox Court House
37. July of 1863 saw this major battle.
United States
Gettysburg
Winnfield Scott
Emancipation Proclamation
38. 'It was called ''The Gibraltar of the West'' because both sides saw it as an impregnable fortress. '
responsibility
Stonewall Jackson
Vicksburg
Lincoln
39. The western front of the Civil War centered on the...
Belmont
Lee
Mississippi River
West Point
40. Grant's boss - he was jealous and wanted to fire Grant.
Sherman
Lincoln
Chancellorsville
Halleck
41. Despite an early misconception - he was an aggressive - risk-taking general.
Union
coordination
Chancellorsville
Lee
42. He had a reputation as an alcoholic; at one point he left the military because of his heavy drinking.
Lincoln
Burnside
Grant
Pemberton
43. Lee's true loyalty was to...
Hooker
Lee
Virginia
Sherman
44. Lincoln made him the leader of the Union forces after Vicksburg.
Stonewall Jackson
Grant
Appomattox Court House
Winnfield Scott
45. He had a revulsion to blood.
Lee
Lee
Van Dorn
Grant
46. After a brilliant and daring attack on General Hooker's forces - he was accidentally short and mortally wounded by his own soldiers.
McClellan
Lincoln
Halleck
Stonewall Jackson
47. 'The Hebrew word for ''place of peace.'''
Grant
Shiloh
reviled
relief
48. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.
Johnston
Union
Van Dorn
The Battle of Shiloh
49. Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg could be described as lacking...
Chancellorsville
victorious
coordination
Gettysburg
50. His relationship with his boss was so bad that he considered resigning from his command during the Civil War.
Grant
Farragut
Emancipation Proclamation
Winnfield Scott