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






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






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






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






5. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






8. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






10. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






11. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






13. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






14. A general - he snuck into an enemy's tent and stole his secret papers and dress uniform.






15. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






16. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






17. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






18. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






29. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






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






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






33. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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