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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

2. In Chapter 35, Grant learned that McPherson's campaign was successful and Grant, who was with Sherman's men, pressed the advantage in order to capture who?
(a) Beauregard.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Stephens.

3. In Chapter 26, the Union troops advanced on _____________, Mississippi, and soon reported that the city had been captured.
(a) Columbia.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Corinth.

4. In Chapter 18, Grant left Galena as commander of the _______ Regiment.
(a) 14th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 11th.
(d) 8th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, states continued to secede from the Union and the Civil War broke out in ________ of 1861.

2. Grant described the unrest of the nation in the winter of _______________.

3. The assault on the town that is the answer to #82 resulted in ______________ losses.

4. Grant believed that "a _______________ advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south" would have been possible, but the advantage was not pressed.

5. In Chapter 28, Grant described the battle of _________. Grant said that he wasn't pleased with the results.

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