Causes
The agricultural economy of the South led to a dependency on what?
Slaves
Which group of people were neutral and did not take sides in the war?
Which group of people mainly made up the Confederate Army?
white Virginians
What was the first major battle of The Civil War in Virginia?
The Battle of Bull Run
In what year did Africans arrive in the Jamestown colony? Women?
1619, 1620
What caused West Virginia to be formed?
The eastern and western parts of Virginia disagreed about slavery
What do Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner and John Brown have in common?
They are all abolitionists- Fought to end slavery
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
What was the capital for the Union?
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC
What were two disagreements between the colonists and Parliament that led to the Revolutionary War?
Parliament believed that they had legal authority over the colonies, while the colonists believed their assemblies had authority
What type of economy did the South have, which was characterized by farming and raising livestock.
Agricultural Economy
What type of economy did the North have that made slavery less necessary? It is characterized by manufacturing products in factories.
Industrial Economy
What was the outcome of The Battle of the Ironclads at sea?
It was a draw- neither the Union nor the Confederacy won
Which group was formed in 1640 to make decisions about laws in the colonies? It was the first time colonists had the chance to govern themselves.
The House of Burgesses
The Civil War started because of a disagreement over what issue?
Slavery
Who was the Confederate Army dependent upon to raise their crops and do many jobs for them? Many fled to fight alongside the Union Army in hopes of becoming free.
Enslaved African Americans
Who was the Confederate general who helped the Confederate Army win at the Battle at Bull Run?
Stonewall Jackson
Which Indian Language groups were in each of the following regions:
South / Southwest-
Piedmont-
Coastal Plain-
Iroquois
Siouan
Algonquian
When the southern states seceded, they formed--
The Confederate States of America (CSA)
What was the name of the secret path that was created to sneak slaves to freedom in the north
The Underground Railroad
Which president ordered the Union Navy to block southern ports in the anaconda plan?
Abraham Lincoln
What happened at the meeting to end the war at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
In 1607, what place, located along the York River was the headquarters of Chief Powhatan?
Weremocowoco