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Race test 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the secret route that escaped slaves took. | Underground Railroad |
| Who campaigned to end slavery? | Abolitionist |
| After Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States in 1860, some southern states seceded from the __________. | Union |
| Who established a secret route that escaped slaves took? It became known as the "Underground Railroad." | Harriet Tubman |
| Since Virginians were divided about secession from the Union this led to the creation of what? | West Virginia |
| Who led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harper's Ferry, Virginia? He was trying to start a slave rebellion. He was captured and hanged. | John Brown |
| Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states and they formed what? | The Confederate States of America |
| Which states were known as the Union? | The northern states |
| Which Confederate General played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run? | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
| Conflict grew between the ______ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and ________ counties that favored abolition of slavery. The disagreement between the two regions of the state led to the formation of West Virginia. | Eastern, Western |
| Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg, VA? | General Robert E. Lee |
| Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a major battleground between ________ and ________ troops. | Union, Confederate |
| Which states were known as the confederacy? | The Southern States |
| What was the first battle of the Civil War? | The Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) |
| Where was the capital of the Confederacy? | Richmond |
| Lincoln used the Union ______ to blockade southern ports | Navy |
| When did the Civil War end? | April, 1865 |
| Which two iron-clad ships battled in the waters near Norfolk and Hampton? The battle was fought to a draw. | The Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederate) |
| Who won the Civil War? | The North - The Union |
| Where did the Civil War end? | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Which General captured and burned Richmond near the end of the war? | General Ulysses S. Grant |
| Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War? | Confederate General Robert E. Lee |
| What is the period following the Civil War called? The congress had passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union. | Reconstruction |
| During Reconstruction millions of slaves needed what? | Housing, clothing, food, jobs |
| What was a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed slaves and others in Virginia and the rest of the south? | Freedmen's Bureau |
| During Reconstruction Virginia's ___________ was in ruins. | Economy |
| Name the system common in Virginia after the war in which freed men and poor white farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay the owner with a share of the crop. | Sharecropping |
| Give two economic problems Virginia faced during Reconstruction. | Money had no value, banks were closed, and railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed. |
| Specifically who faced serious problems in rebuilding the state after the war? | Virginians |
| Name two measures that were taken during Reconstruction to resolve Virginia's problems. | Freedmen's Bureau Sharecropping |
| Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia? | Nat Turner |
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