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| 1-1 of 1Ulysses s. grant flashcard sets | |||
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| 1 | Ulysses S. Grant presidencyby smartpak87 | 13 terms | April 1, 2009 |
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| ulysses s. grant definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | commander of the union army who was nicknamed "unconditional surrender" | 17 sets | |
| 2 | an american general and the eighteenth president of the united states (1869–1877). he achieved international fame as the leading union general in the american civil war. | 13 sets | |
| 3 | 1869-1877 | 12 sets | |
| 4 | union general | 10 sets | |
| 5 | union military commander who won victories when others had failed and defeated lee | 9 sets | |
| 6 | 0 | 8 sets | |
| 7 | he was the head of the union army by the end of the war and defeated lee. defeated lee at appomattox, ending the civil war. | 4 sets | |
| 8 | 18th u.s. president. 1869-1877. republican | 4 sets | |
| 9 | instead of appointing people that deserved cabinet seats, he appointed friends | 3 sets | |
| 10 | corrupt administration | 3 sets | |
| 11 | commander of all union armies | 3 sets | |
| 12 | a | 3 sets | |
| 13 | civil war hero, elected president in 1868 | 3 sets | |
| 14 | leader of the union troops | 3 sets | |
| 15 | 18th | 3 sets | |
| 16 | union general, in charge of vicksburg campaign, got lee to surrender at appomattox was lincoln's vp and then took over as president after he was assassinated | 3 sets | |
| 17 | 1869-1877 (republican) | 2 sets | |
| 18 | commander-on-chief of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 19 | was general of the union army that defeated lee | 2 sets | |
| 20 | commander of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 21 | union general who got forts henry and donelson. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | eighteenth president he recieved a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all union forces | 2 sets | |
| 23 | first president in the gilded age; presidency marked by scandal | 2 sets | |
| 24 | was the commander-in-chief of the union army. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | union general who won battles in the west | 2 sets | |
| 26 | an american general and the eighteenth president of the united states (1869–1877). he achieved international fame as the leading union general in the american civil war., commander of the union army who was nicknamed | 2 sets | |
| 27 | republican | 2 sets | |
| 28 | leader of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 29 | general for the union army during the american civil war | 2 sets | |
| 30 | top union general at the end of the war | 2 sets | |
| 31 | northern general; later became 18th president | 2 sets | |
| 32 | union commander; earned the nickname "unconditional surrender"; his victories helped secure the lower tennessee river | 2 sets | |
| 33 | u.s. president 1873-1877. military hero of the civil war, he led a corrupt administration, consisting of friends and relatives. although grant was personally a very honest and moral man, his administration was considered the most corrupt the u.s. had had at that time. | 2 sets | |
| 34 | an american general and the eighteenth president of the united states (1869–1877). he achieved international fame as the leading union general in the american civil war, nicknamed "unconditional surrender" | 2 sets | |
| 35 | new president in 1868 | 2 sets | |
| 36 | commander in chief of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 37 | union general who captured vicksburg | 2 sets | |
| 38 | 18th president (1869-1877) schuyler colfax, henry wilson | 2 sets | |
| 39 | commander of the union forces | 2 sets | |
| 40 | union leader, led the battle of vicksburg | 2 sets | |