Question 1

What was the economy in the 
southern part of the United States 
like?

Accepted Answer

agricultural

Question 2

Which states wanted the new states 
created out of the western territories 
to be “free states”?

Accepted Answer

Northern states

Question 3

Which states wanted the new states 
created out of the western territories 
to be “slave states”?

Accepted Answer

Southern states

Question 4

Since Virginians were divided about 
secession from the Union, this led to 
the creation of what state?

Accepted Answer

West Virginia

Question 5

Who led a revolt against plantation 
owners in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner

Question 6

Who campaigned to end slavery?

Accepted Answer

Abolitionists

Question 7

Who supported a secret route that 
escaped enslaved African Americans 
took?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 8

Who led a raid on the United States 
Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, 
VA? He was trying to start a slave 
rebellion. He was captured and 
hanged.

Accepted Answer

John Brown

Question 9

What was the name of the secret 
route that escaped enslaved African 
Americans took?

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 10

After Abraham Lincoln was elected
president of the United States in 1860, 
some southern states seceded from 
the ________.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 11

The southern states that seceded 
from the Union formed the ________ 
________ of America. Later, Virginia
seceded and joined them.

Accepted Answer

Confederate States of America

Question 12

Abraham Lincoln was elected 
president of the United States in 
what year?

Accepted Answer

1860

Question 13

Which states were known as the 
Union?

Accepted Answer

The Northern States

Question 14

Which states were known as the 
Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

The Southern States

Question 15

Conflict grew between the ________ 
counties of Virginia that relied on 
slavery and the ________counties that 
did not favor slavery. These conflicts led to the formation of West Virginia.

Accepted Answer

eastern
western

Question 16

Virginia played a significant role in 
the Civil War and became a major 
battleground between ________ 
and ________ troops.

Accepted Answer

Union
Confederate

Question 17

What was the first major clash of 
the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The first Battle of Bull Run 
(or Manassas)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Thomas "Stonewall” Jackson

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 20

Where was the capital of the 
Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Richmond

Question 21

Which General captured and burned 
Richmond near the end of the war?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 22

Lincoln used the Union ________ to 
blockade southern ports.

Accepted Answer

navy

Question 23

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 24

Where did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Question 26

When did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

April, 1865

Question 27

Who won the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North – The Union

Question 28

Most white Virginians supported 
which side during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

enslaved African Americans

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

rights
Confederacy

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

American Indians

Term	Definition
What was the economy in the southern part of the United States like?	agricultural
Which states wanted the new states created out of the western territories to be “free states”?	Northern states
Which states wanted the new states created out of the western territories to be “slave states”?	Southern states
Since Virginians were divided about secession from the Union, this led to the creation of what state?	West Virginia
Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?	Nat Turner
Who campaigned to end slavery?	Abolitionists
Who supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?	Harriet Tubman
Who led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, VA? He was trying to start a slave rebellion. He was captured and hanged.	John Brown
What was the name of the secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?	Underground Railroad
After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, some southern states seceded from the ________.	Union
The southern states that seceded from the Union formed the ________ ________ of America. Later, Virginia seceded and joined them.	Confederate States of America
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in what year?	1860
Which states were known as the Union?	The Northern States
Which states were known as the Confederacy?	The Southern States
Conflict grew between the ________ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the ________counties that did not favor slavery. These conflicts led to the formation of West Virginia.	eastern western
Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a major battleground between ________ and ________ troops.	Union Confederate
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 and burned 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

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