Civil War Battles
This was the first sea battle of the Civil War; it took place in Virginia waters near Norfolk and Hampton and was fought to a draw.
Monitor and the Merrimack
American Indians remained this way during the Civil War.
neutral
eastern
The North had this kind of economy.
industrialized
This is the name for someone who works to end slavery
abolitionist
The Civil War ended this year at Appomattox Court House.
1865.
Most white Virginians supported this side during the Civil War.
The Confederacy
These counties of Virginia did not favor slavery.
western
Slavery was not popular in the North for this reason.
The North was mostly filled with factories and small businesses
This is the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada.
The Underground Railroad
Confederate generals set fire to this city when they feared their military supplies would be taken by the Union.
Richmond, VA
The Confederacy relied on this group of African Americans to raise crops and provide labor.
Enslaved African Americans
The disagreements between the two regions of the state led to the creation of this state.
West Virginia
This was the former capital of the Confederacy.
Richmond, VA
This former slave helped lead escaping slaves to freedom in the North through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This general played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas, which was the first major clash of the Civil War.
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Free African Americans joined the Army and Navy of this side during the Civil War.
The Union
This is the year WV was admitted to the Union.
1863
Like Stonewall Jackson, he was a famed general of the Confederate Army.
General Robert E. Lee
This was the number of years the Civil War lasted
4
In this famous Civil War battle, the Confederate Army defeated Union troops although the Union Army had more men and superior firepower.
Battle of Fredericksburg
This group of people knitted socks, made bandages, taught school, worked in factories, raised families, looked over farms and plantations, etc. during the Civil War.
White Virginian women
He was the leader of the Union.
President Abraham Lincoln
He was a famed general of the Union Army.
Ulysses S. Grant
This person led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, VA (present-day WV). He was trying to start a slave rebellion but was ultimately captured and hanged.