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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The assault on the town that is the answer to #82 resulted in ______________ losses.
(a) Many.
(b) Tremendous.
(c) Few.
(d) No.

3. In Chapter 43, Grant described the various points of attack, including that of Sherman at a place called ___________ Ridge.
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Missionary.

4. Grant said this proved effective at providing cover though in the case of the Battle of the Wilderness, what happened when the wood caught on fire?
(a) The men died.
(b) The heat became so intense that it drove some men away.
(c) The men were trapped.
(d) The men were severely burned.

5. Grant appointed ______________ commander of the cavalry, believing that body of the military had been underutilized to that point.
(a) Sherman.
(b) Harney.
(c) Sheridan.
(d) Garland.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Confederates destroyed Union supplies intended for Grant's army and he sent troops out in widening circles to gather what?

2. Grant noted after the surrender of Vicksburg that the men taken prisoner did what regarding the Union Army?

3. Where was Grant born?

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

5. He described breaking ________ for working with the military.

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