Question 1

What was the first major clash of 
the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The first Battle of Bull Run 
(or Manassas)

Question 2

Which Confederate General played a 
major role in the Battle of Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

Thomas "Stonewall” Jackson

Question 3

Who was the Commander of the 
Army of Northern Virginia who 
defeated Union troops at 
Fredericksburg, VA?

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 4

Where was the capital of the 
Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Richmond

Question 5

Which General captured Richmond near the end of the war?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 6

Lincoln used the Union ________ to 
blockade southern ports.

Accepted Answer

navy

Question 7

Which two iron-clad ships battled in 
waters near Norfolk and Hampton? 
The battle was fought to a draw.

Accepted Answer

The Monitor (Union)
The Merrimack (Confederate)

Question 8

Where did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Question 9

Who surrendered his army to 
Ulysses S. Grant to end the 
Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Question 10

When did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

April, 1865

Question 11

Who won the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North – The Union

Question 12

Most White Virginians supported 
which side during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 13

The Confederacy relied on whom
to raise crops and provide labor 
for the army?

Accepted Answer

enslaved African Americans

Question 14

Some free African Americans felt 
their limited ________ could best 
be protected by supporting the 
________.

Accepted Answer

rights
Confederacy

Question 15

Which cultural group did not take 
sides during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

American Indians

Question 16

What is the period following the 
Civil War called? Congress had 
passed laws designed to help rebuild 
the country and bring the southern 
states back into the Union.

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 17

Specifically, who faced serious 
problems in rebuilding the state 
after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Virginians

Question 18

During Reconstruction, what 5 necessities did hundreds of thousands of 
freed African Americans need ?

Accepted Answer

housing
education
clothing
food
jobs

Question 19

During Reconstruction, Virginia's 
________ was in ruins.

Accepted Answer

economy

Question 20

Name 5 economic problems Virginians
faced during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

Money had no value.
Banks were closed.
Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed. 
Businesses needed to be rebuilt.
African Americans faced injustice, increased violence, and discrimination immediately after the end of slavery.

Question 21

Name 2 measures that were taken 
during Reconstruction to resolve 
Virginia's problems.

Accepted Answer

1. Freedmen's Bureau
2. Sharecropping

Question 22

What was a federal government agency that 
provided food, schools, and medical 
care for freed African Americans and 
others in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Freedmen's Bureau

Question 23

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 
owners with a share of the crops.

Accepted Answer

sharecropping

Question 24

Who burned Richmond near the end of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

the Confederacy

Question 25

Why did the retreating Confederate forces set fires to their capital?

Accepted Answer

to keep war supplies from approaching Union forces

Question 26

Confederates were using ____________ to help them in the war effort.

Accepted Answer

enslaved African Americans

Question 27

In 1861, three African American men - Shepherd Mallory, James Baker, and Frank Townsend - refused to support the Confederacy. They escaped to ________________________, Virginia, which was a Union fort.

Accepted Answer

Fort Monroe

Question 28

The Union Army decided to stop returning escaped enslaved African Americans to the Confederacy. This was called the _______________ _______________.

Accepted Answer

Contraband Decision

Question 29

The Contraband Decision led tens of thousands of enslaved people to seek refuge with the __________________ Army.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 30

Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following the _________________ Army, where many found work.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 31

Some enslaved women and men provided labor, and some enslaved men fought for the _________________ Army. African American soldiers were paid ______________ than white soldiers

Accepted Answer

Union
less

Question 32

During the Civil War, which group of people joined the Union Army and Union Navy?

Accepted Answer

Free African Americans

Question 33

Who served as a nurse during the Civil War and created the American Red Cross?

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton

Question 34

Which abolitionist and political activist served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 35

Which Virginia abolitionist worked as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Van Lew

Question 36

Which African American female served as a spy for the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

Mary Bowser

Question 37

Who was an African American sailor and later a Union naval captain that was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism? He was elected to the United States House of Representatives after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Robert Smalls

Question 38

African Americans saw _________________ as a path to greater opportunities. This directly resulted in Freedom's First Generation, some of whom became doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

Accepted Answer

education

Level 8

Civil War; Reconstruction

Term	Definition
What was the first major clash of the Civil War?	The first Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
Which Confederate General played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run?	Thomas "Stonewall” Jackson
Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg, VA?	Robert E. Lee
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?	Richmond
Which General captured Richmond near the end of the war?	Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln used the Union ________ to blockade southern ports.	navy
Which two iron-clad ships battled in waters near Norfolk and Hampton? The battle was fought to a draw.	The Monitor (Union) The Merrimack (Confederate)
Where did the Civil War end?	Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?	Confederate General Robert E. Lee
When did the Civil War end?	April, 1865
Who won the Civil War?	The North – The Union
Most White Virginians supported which side during the Civil War?	Confederacy
The Confederacy relied on whom to raise crops and provide labor for the army?	enslaved African Americans
Some free African Americans felt their limited ________ could best be protected by supporting the ________.	rights Confederacy
Which cultural group did not take sides during the Civil War?	American Indians
What is the period following the Civil War called? Congress had passed laws designed to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.	Reconstruction
Specifically, who faced serious problems in rebuilding the state after the Civil War?	Virginians
During Reconstruction, what 5 necessities did hundreds of thousands of freed African Americans need ?	housing education clothing food jobs
During Reconstruction, Virginia's ________ was in ruins.	economy
Name 5 economic problems Virginians faced during Reconstruction.	Money had no value. Banks were closed. Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed. Businesses needed to be rebuilt. African Americans faced injustice, increased violence, and discrimination immediately after the end of slavery.
Name 2 measures that were taken during Reconstruction to resolve Virginia's problems.	1. Freedmen's Bureau 2. Sharecropping
What was a federal government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African Americans and others in Virginia?	Freedmen's Bureau
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 owners with a share of the crops.	sharecropping
Who burned Richmond near the end of the Civil War?	the Confederacy
Why did the retreating Confederate forces set fires to their capital?	to keep war supplies from approaching Union forces
Confederates were using ____________ to help them in the war effort.	enslaved African Americans
In 1861, three African American men - Shepherd Mallory, James Baker, and Frank Townsend - refused to support the Confederacy. They escaped to ________________________, Virginia, which was a Union fort.	Fort Monroe
The Union Army decided to stop returning escaped enslaved African Americans to the Confederacy. This was called the _______________ _______________.	Contraband Decision
The Contraband Decision led tens of thousands of enslaved people to seek refuge with the __________________ Army.	Union
Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following the _________________ Army, where many found work.	Union
Some enslaved women and men provided labor, and some enslaved men fought for the _________________ Army. African American soldiers were paid ______________ than white soldiers	Union less
During the Civil War, which group of people joined the Union Army and Union Navy?	Free African Americans
Who served as a nurse during the Civil War and created the American Red Cross?	Clara Barton
Which abolitionist and political activist served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?	Harriet Tubman
Which Virginia abolitionist worked as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War?	Elizabeth Van Lew
Which African American female served as a spy for the Union Army?	Mary Bowser
Who was an African American sailor and later a Union naval captain that was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism? He was elected to the United States House of Representatives after the Civil War?	Robert Smalls
African Americans saw _________________ as a path to greater opportunities. This directly resulted in Freedom's First Generation, some of whom became doctors, lawyers, and teachers.	education

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