Causes
These states had an economy based on agriculture
South
16th president of the United States elected in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
This Confederate general played a major role at the first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Conflict grew between the eastern counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the western counties that did not favor slavery. Many disagreements between the two regions led to the creation of _____________.
West Virginia
Farming
These states were industrialized and had factories
North
This person supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took (the Underground Railroad); she was also a nurse and a spy for the Union army
Harriet Tubman
Commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Robert E. Lee
This was the first major clash of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Industry
Factories
These states wanted the new states created out of western territories to be FREE states (no slavery allowed)
North
This abolitionist 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
Commanding general of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle in which the Army of Northern Virginia defeated Union troops
Battle of Fredericksburg
These people campaigned to end slavery
Abolitionists
These states wanted new states created out of western territory to be slave states (slavery allowed)
South
Union nurse and founder of the Red Cross
Clara Barton
Most white Virginian supported the ___________. This side relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army. Many enslaved African Americans fled to the Union army as it approached and some fought with the Union. Some free African Americans felt their limited rights could best be protected by supporting the _________________.
Confederacy
This was the capital of the Confederacy. It fell to General Grant and was burned near the end of the war.
Richmond
President Abraham Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederacy), two __________ ships, took place at the Battle of Hampton Roads (near Norfolk). The battle was fought to a draw.
iron-clad
After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, some southern states seceded from the Union and formed the ______________. Later, Virginia seceded and joined them.
Confederate States of America
This person was a Virginia slave who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia
Nat Turner
Trick question! Most American Indians did not take sides during the Civil War.
Where the Civil War ended - Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
How states made their money = their ____