Civil War A
Who was the abolitionist that led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?
Nat Turner
After Abraham Lincoln was elected President, what happened?
Some southern states seceded and became the Confederate states.
There was a water based battle that took place in Virginia waters, what were the two ships involved named?
Monitor and Merrimack
What was the time period after the war called?
Reconstruction
During Reconstruction, African Americans and American Indians were forced to use separate, poor-quality facilities and services, such as drinking fountains, restrooms, and restaurants because of what “laws”?
Jim Crow
Who is the African American woman connected with the “Underground Railroad”?
Harriet Tubman
What caused the split between Virginia and West Virginia?
The eastern counties relied on Slavery while the western counties did not favor it.
What were the secret routes that escaped enslaved African Americans used to get to safety called?
The "Underground Railroad"
What was the system, common in Virginia after the Civil War, where poorer people rented land from landowners promising, as part of their rent, to provide the land owner with a percentage of the crops they grow on that land?
Sharecropping
During Reconstruction, urban centers _____ and rural areas _______.
Grew; shrank
Who led a raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia on the United States Armory in an attempt to start a slave rebellion?
John Brown
Which battle was the first major clash of the Civil War?
The First Battle of Bull Run
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House in Virginia
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion is called what?
Segregation
What was a key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry during Reconstruction?
Railroads
What did Abolitionists do?
Campaigned to end slavery
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
Which side, Union or Confederate, relied upon enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army?
Confederate
An unfair difference in the treatment of people is called what?
Discrimination
What state was a lot of the Civil War fought within, among other eastern states?
Virginia