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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lee claimed to know Grant from what?
(a) Their service together in the era of the Mexican War.
(b) At Appomattox.
(c) Their time together at West Point.
(d) Their first meeting for a truce during the Civil War.

2. The ladies had, until Grant received communiqués from his commanders and read them in front of the ladies, believed what?
(a) The two armies had come to a truce.
(b) The Southern armies were beating the Union and were on the verge of winning the war.
(c) The Northern armies were beating the Confederates and were on the verge of winning the war.
(d) The Confederates had surrendered.

3. The Union troops left behind in ______________ were called on to defend the city from invading Confederate soldiers.
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

4. On December 15, Grant wrote Thomas again, this time congratulating him on his success and urging that he not do what?
(a) Continue fighting.
(b) Rest and recover.
(c) Stay near the Confederates.
(d) Give the Confederates time to rest and recover.

5. Grant said the Confederate losses were bound to be higher and outlined his plans to do what?
(a) Contact the families of those who had died.
(b) Convince the Confederates to surrender.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Continue the attack, even if it took the entire summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 50, Grant said that soon after the fall of Atlanta, the Army of the ______________ began the campaign that would eventually result in the fall of the Confederate capital.

2. Grant traveled to _______________ where he met with Rosecrans, another commander who had troops in serious distress at Chattanooga.

3. In Chapter 67, Grant described the peace negotiations at ________________ and the terms of surrender that came from that meeting.

4. In Chapter 41, Grant toured the area and the first order of business was to do what?

5. In Chapter 54, Grant said the troops traveling in _________________ were faced with a different kind of country than they'd typically encountered across the south. The roads were in better condition and there was hardly ever a person seen other than those armed with Confederate sympathies.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, in Chapter Fifty-Nine, does Grant step back in time to Sherman's march to the sea?

2. How important was slavery to the turmoil and eventual war between the states, according to Grant.

3. Why did Lincoln recall the saying that "If a man can't skin he must hold a leg while somebody else does?"

4. Grant travels to Alabama, tours the area, and the first order of business is to create a workable supply line. Why is this the first order of business?

5. Grant tells a story about Confederate Commander Bragg. Why does he tell this story?

6. When Lee's troops were discovered, what was learned about Lee and his men?

7. How did Grant believe his men and General Meade's men should catch up to Lee and his men? Why?

8. General Burnside found himself in distress for rations. How did loyalists help him and his men?

9. What happened when Grant requested from Lee that a temporary truce take place to remove the dead and wounded? Why did this happen?

10. How were traveling conditions in Virginia different than other parts of the country in which the troops had traveled?

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