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