Harriet Tubman is known for--

Helping enslaved African Americans escape to freedom

General Robert E. Lee was--

commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

What was the Underground Railroad?

series of safe houses heading north until slaves were safe

What did some southern states do after Lincoln's election in 1860?

Seceded from the Union because he would end slavery

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Virginia Studies: The Civil War

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A review of the Civil War in 4th Grade Virginia Studies #civilwar

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1
How did the Battle of the Ironclads end?
It did not end
The Confederate (Merrimack) won
It was fought to a draw
The Union (Monitor) won
2
As new states were forming in the western territory, what did the North and South disagree on?
agriculture vs industry
slave states vs free states
how each territory became a state
representation in government
3
The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to provide--
medicine
guns and ammunition
survey new battle sites
food and manual labor
4
Towards the end of the Civil War, Ulysses S Grant marched into this burning Confederate capital
Richmond
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Manassas
5
Who won the Civil War?
Western territory
Army of Northern Virginia
North (Union)
South (Confederacy)
6
Secede means to-
stay
run away
break away
rebel
7
Harriet Tubman is known for--
Being a personal slave to the Confederate president
supporting the continued enslavement of African Americans
writing an abolitionist newspaper in Canada
Helping enslaved African Americans escape to freedom
8
Southern states that seceded from the Union formed--
Union of Confederate States
Southern States United
Confederate States of America
Slave States of America
9
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role in which battle?
Yorktown
Richmond
first Bull Run (Manassas)
Fredericksburg
10
Which enslaved man led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831?
James Lafayette
Jack Jouett
Nat Turner
Abraham Lincoln
11
What two iron-clad ships fought an important sea battle in Virginia waters near Norfolk?
Jefferson and Lincoln
Meriwether and Clark
Monitor and Merrimack
Lewis and Clark
12
Which general defeated the Union troops at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
13
A person who works to end slavery is called a(n)
loyalist
friendly person
confederate
abolitionist
14
Who was responsible for leading a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry?
Nat Turner
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
15
What was the first major land battle of the Civil War in Virginia?
Hampton Roads
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Harpers Ferry
16
What kind of economy existed in the Northern states?
agricultural
suburban
industrialized
rural
17
General Robert E. Lee was--
elected President of the United States after the Civil War
commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
president of the Confederacy
commander-in-chief of the United States Army
18
What role did White Virginians take in the Civil War?
Most supported the Confederacy
Most supported the Union
Most wanted to stay neutral
Most wanted to free the slaves
19
What role did American Indians play in the Civil War?
They fought for the Union
They did not take sides
They fought for the Confederacy
Some fought for the Union and some fought for Confederacy
20
What was the Underground Railroad?
a map given to slaves with secret train routes to freedom
a train that escaping slaves could ride to freedom
a tunnel leading to Canada that was dug deep underground
series of safe houses heading north until slaves were safe
21
What did some southern states do after Lincoln's election in 1860?
Allowed each county in the state to stay or leave the Union
Held rallies showing their support for his presidency
Seceded from the Union because he would end slavery
Held a strike against the government because it was unfair
22
In April 1865, the Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at--
Appomattox Courthouse
the White House
Harpers Ferry
the Confederate Capital
23
These Virginians felt their limited rights could be protected by supporting the Confederacy
Free African Americans
Enslaved African Americans
Slave Owners
American Indians
24
Conflict in Virginia between the eastern and western counties over slavery led to--
an emergency meeting of the General Assembly
the formation of West Virginia
the construction of a wall separating the state
moving the capital from Richmond to Charleston
25
The economy in the South was mainly agricultural and relied on--
slave labor
women workers
free blacks
indentured servants

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