Civil War People
Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern VA?
General Robert E. Lee
Where did the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack take place?
Waters off the coast of Hampton, VA
In 1860, who was elected the 1st president of the United States?
Abe Lincoln
Which regions of Virginia relied heavily on slave labor?
Coastal Plain and Piemont
An URBAN area is
the city
Who led a slave revolt in Southampton, VA before the Civil War?
Nat Turner
What was the 1st major clash of the Civil War?
The Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
How did Elizabeth van Lew and Mary Bowser help the Union war effort?
They were both spies for the Union
What is the main economic difference between the North and the South? - In other words who was urban (factories) and rural (country)
North = industrial with factories
South = agricultural and dependent on cash crops and slavery
A RURAL area is
the country
Who led a raid on Harper's Ferry before the Civil War?
John Brown
How many years did the war last? What years?
4 years - 1861-1865
What do Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and John Brown have in common?
They were all ABOLITIONISTS
What is an ironclad?
A warship protected by iro or steel
What is a person who is trying to escape called?
Fugitive
Who was the Commander of the Union Army at the time of surrender?
Ulysses S. Grant?
True or False: Very few battles took place in the state of Virginia.
False - Virginia saw several major battles including Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Petersburg, and the siege of Richmond.
Who were the 2 people who earned a Medal of Honor?
William Harvey Carney and Powhatan Beaty
What is someone who wants to end slavery called?
Abolitionist
A state where slavery is NOT allowed is called?
Free state
Who was a nurse during the Civil War who later created the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who won the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack?
Neither side, because it was a draw
Who created the Anaconda Plan?
Winfield Scott
What is a place where weapons are made and stored?
Armory/Arsenal
A state where slavery WAS allowed is called?
Slave state