Civil War
Who led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
John Brown
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War take place?
Bull Run
Manassas Virginia
What happened to Richmond near the end of the war?
The city fell to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. It was burned by Confederate forces who wanted to stop the Union from getting their supplies.
During Reconstruction what did hundreds of thousands of freed African Americans need?
housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs
_______means an unfair difference in the treatment of people.
discrimination
_________ was elected president of the United States in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
Who played an important role at the First Battle of Bull Run ?
Confederate General
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
How did the Civil War end?
Robert E Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court house on April 9,1865
What was the problem with money and banks in Virginia after the Civil War?
Money had no value and banks were closed
Who was allowed to vote and hold public office during Reconstruction>
black and white men
What happened after Lincoln became president?
some southern states seceded from the Union
Who is Robert E Lee?
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
(Confederacy )
During the Civil War who did most white Virginians support ?
the Confederacy
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a federal government agency established during Reconstruction to help freed African Americans and others in Virginia
What laws negatively impacted African Americans and American Indians after Reconstruction?
The Jim Crow Laws
What did the southern states name themselves after they seceded from the Union?
The Confederate States of America
(Confederacy)
A major sea battle took place near Norfolk and Hampton. What 2 ironclad ships fought?
Monitor (union) Merrimack (Confederacy)
What did some free African Americans do during the war?
Some joined the Union Army
Sharecropping was common in Virginia after Civil War. What was wrong with this system?
What were the 2 ways that the Jim Crow laws kept African Americans and American Indians from voting?
unfair poll tax and voting tests
Disagreements between the two regions of Virginia led to the creation of what new state?
West Virginia
________ was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Richmond, Virginia
Who worked as a Civil War nurse and later created the American Red Cross?
Clara Burton
What word means separation of people?
segregation
African Americans and American Indians in southern states were forced to use separate, poor-quality facilities and services. What are some examples?
drinking fountains
restrooms
restaurants