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VS 7 Civil War
Virginia History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Identify the Capital of the Confederacy. | Richmond |
| Which of the following was not an issue during the Civil War? | taxation |
| Explain how Thomas “Stonewall" Jackson got his nickname. | Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson stood steady like a stone wall at the Battle of Bull Run. |
| Identify the founder of the Underground Railroad. This individual also served as a conductor on the “Railroad.” | Harriet Tubman |
| The Civil War began in what year? | 1861 |
| Who was President of the United States of America during the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who was President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War? | Jefferson Davis |
| Harriet Tubman established the Underground Railroad and was a “conductor” of that railroad. Assess the value of this statement. | African Americans used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery. |
| ___________ wanted to end slavery. | Abolitionists |
| “I fought with my neighbors to free enslaved African Americans. I feel that slavery is an evil thing and would not wish anyone to be chained to it.” Decide which of the following might have made this statement. | Abolitionists |
| Explain why was West Virginia formed? | A difference in feelings about slavery among Virginians |
| Identify the abolitionist who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in 1831 | Nat Turner |
| Summarize what the document known as the Emancipation Proclamation stated. | All slaves in Confederate States were free. |
| A civil war is _____________________________. | a war between people in the same country |
| What can you infer about a civil war? | It is a war between people in the same country. |
| Identify the group of people who campaigned to end slavery. | Abolitionists |
| Identify the secret escape route to the North used by slaves. | Underground Railroad |
| Summarize the actions for which Nat Turner is best remembered. | Nat Turner led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. |
| The decision of the Southern states to leave the Union was called -- | secession. |
| In 1860, some southern states decided to secede from the Union after -- | Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S. |
| Identify one of the issues that divided the eastern and western counties of Virginia. | the issue of slavery |
| Identify the general who accepted command of the Confederate Army. | Robert E. Lee |
| Identify the site of the most important sea battle of the Civil War? | near Norfolk and Hampton |
| The __________________ was the result of South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia seceding from the Union. | Confederate States of America |
| The first engagement of ironclad ships at sea during the Civil War was a battle between which two ships? | the Merrimac (Virginia) and the Monitor |
| Norfolk and Hampton are ______________________. | where the most important sea battle of the Civil War took place. |
| What do Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis have in common? | They each played a major roll during the Civil War for the Confederacy. |
| When you hear the terms “MONITOR” and “MERRIMAC” what is this most likely to bring to mind? | The first battle at sea fought between ironclad ships took place in Hampton Roads. |
| Identify the location of the first battle of the Civil War in Virginia. | Manassas on Bull Run |
| When the southern states seceded from the Union what did they form? | Confederate States of America |
| The Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at _______________________. | Appomattox Court House |
| Summarize the reason that the eastern counties of Virginia relied on slave labor. | They were more agricultural than the west and needed them to help on the plantations. |
| General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated Union troops at -- | Fredericksburg |
| Identify the Confederate general who played a major role in the first Battle of Manassas. | Stonewall Jackson |
| Identify the Confederate General who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. | Robert E. Lee |
| Summarize the reason that Appomattox Court House is important. | It is the site where General Lee surrendered his army to General Grant. |
| After the secession of Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy was — | Richmond |
| How would you explain the role of American Indians in the Civil War? | American Indians chose not to be involved in the Civil War. |
| Explain the roles of whites in the Civil War. | Most whites supported the Confederacy. |
| “We raised crops and provided labor for the Confederate army.” Which group most likely made the statement above? | African-Americans |
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