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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of those letters, Grant urged Thomas to attack whose rebel forces in Nashville or risk losing the ground he'd gained as far as Chattanooga?

2. In Chapter 44, Grant described the actual battle. Grant knew that the Confederate Commander ___________ was among those facing the Union Army.

3. Grant outlined a letter from ____________ who expressed gratitude for Grant having played an important role in the war situation at Chattanooga.

4. Grant said that if the Confederates had time to rest, what would happen?

5. In Chapter 53, Grant recommended _____________ of his officers for promotion.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Confederate women cry when they learned that the Union had the upper hand in the war?

2. What did Grant's new plan for moving the troops in tandem become?

3. What was most devastating about the Battle of the Wilderness?

4. Grant outlines troops, their positions and their strengths under specific commanders. What is the reason Grant does this?

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

6. What did Grant think about this new campaign involving all the troops? Why?

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

8. What is Grant promise Lincoln? Why did he make this promise?

9. Describe the casualties at the Courthouse at Spotsylvania. Did this affect Grant? Why or why not?

10. What significant event happened soon after Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General of the Union Army? How was this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grant describes several letters he wrote throughout his life.

Part 1) Describe two of these letters. To whom were they written? Why were they written? What do they reveal about Grant, the receivers of the letters, and life in the U.S. in the mid-nineteenth century?

Part 2) How are these letters significant? Based on these letters how influential was Grant? What did Grant think of himself? Why did he feel this way? How is this seen throughout his life?

Part 3) Describe letters and e-mails that you have written recently. What were the subjects of these letters/e-mails? What might they reveal about you, the receivers of the letters/e-mails and your relationship to the recipients of these letters/e-mails?

Essay Topic 2

Grant tells a story about Confederate Commander Bragg.

Part 1) Summarize this story. Why does Grant tell this story? What does it say about Bragg? What does the telling of this story also say about Grant?

Part 2) How might Bragg's attitude, based on this story, have affected the decisions he made and the ultimate loss of the Confederacy?

Part 3) What message is Grant trying to get across through this story about Bragg? What can you personally learn from it?

Essay Topic 3

Grant was ordered to San Francisco.

Part 1) What was Grant's attitude regarding himself and the city of San Francisco? Why did he feel this way? How was his opinion of himself and his opinion of San Francisco changed after moving to there? How was he affected by these changes?

Part 2) Why might the people of San Francisco treat him they way they did? What does this reveal about the citizens of San Francisco? How was Grant treated by others throughout his life? How does this treatment compare to the treatment he received in San Francisco?

Part 3) Describe a time in which you were treated differently than you had expected to be treated. What was your reaction to this? How did this affect you?

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