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The Civil War In Virginia
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1
What group would have supported the Confederacy to protect the few rights that they had.
American Indians
Plantation owners
Enslaved African Americans
Free African Americans
2
What was
not
a major part of the South's economy before the Civil War?
cash crops like tobacco and cotton
slave labor
farms and plantations
factories
3
There were no African American soldiers during the Civil War
True
False
4
Only men and boys joined the Union Army.
False
True
5
Where did Robert Smalls work after the Civil War?
The Virginia General Assembly
The US House of Representatives
The Federal Reserve
The American Red Cross
6
Who won the Civil War?
Confederate Army
Continental Army
Union Army
British Army
7
They provided labor for the Confederate troops and maintained farms and plantations during the war.
Enslaved African Americans
plantation owners
Free African Americans
American Indians
8
What important event happened in Appomattox Courthouse, VA?
Robert E. Lee surrendered
The first major battle of the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation
The capital city burned
9
African American and white soldiers were paid the same amount.
True
False
10
Who led a raid on the US armory in Harpers Ferry in hopes of starting a slave rebellion?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Nat Turner
11
Some people worked as spies for the Army.
True
False
12
Before the Civil War, Southern states wanted __________.
no new states to join the country
new states to be free states
new states to be slave states
to not divide the western territories into states
13
What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860?
some northern states seceded from the Union
some southern states declared war on Great Britain
Captain John Smith began his forced work program
some southern states seceded from the Union
14
This new law was created after 3 men escaped to Fort Monroe stating that slaves would no longer be returned to the South
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Contraband Decision
The 13th Amendment
The 1st Amendment
15
Disagreements between the eastern and western counties of Virginia led to the creation of West Virginia.
True
False
16
During the Civil War, most American Indians in Virginia _________.
fought for the Confederacy
did not take sides
were divided
fought for the Union
17
Mary Bowser and Elizabeth Van Lew were both __________.
spies for the Confederate Army
spies for the Union Army
Confederate soldiers
nurses
18
This was the law that stated Northerners must return escaped slaves back to the south.
The Fugutive Slave Act
The 13th Amendment
The 1st Amendment
The Contraband Decision
19
What important sea battle was fought in Virginia waters near Hampton and Norfolk?
The Virginia vs. the Merrimack
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack
The Monitor vs. the Lincoln
The Kentucky vs. the Merrimack
20
Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Jefferson Davis
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
General "Stonewall" Jackson
21
The American Red Cross was established by a Civil War nurse named ________.
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Betsy Ross
Clara Barton
22
What was the Capital of the Confederacy?
Washington, DC
Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond
Fredericksburg
23
A person who campaigned to end slavery was known as a/an __________.
abolitionist
patriot
loyalist
burgess
24
How did President Lincoln use the Union Navy during the Civil War?
It set up blockades against southern ports
It sent men to build railroads instead of ships
It made extra money by taking passengers to Europe
It set up blockades against northern ports
25
Who won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Confederacy
Union
26
In which battle did Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson play a major role?
Bull Run (Manassas)
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Hampton Roads
27
Who supported a secret route that enslaved African Americans took known as the "Underground Railroad?"
Abraham Lincoln
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
John Brown