Category 1
Name the two men who fit this description -
From Virginia
Escaped enslavement
Awarded the Medal of Honor
William Harvey Carney and Powhatan Beaty
Which event fits this description?
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
Attempt to start an enslaved rebellion
John Brown’s Raid
Who supported a secret route enslaved people used to escape?
Harriet Tubman
Which group of Virginians supported the Confederacy and decision to secede whether they owned slaves or not?
White Virginians
How did many Northerners feel about slavery before the Civil War?
Against slavery
How was West Virginia formed?
Western counties joined Union because they did not want to secede.
Which TWO were abolitionists?
Harriet Tubman
Robert E. Lee
Elizabeth Van Lew
Powhatan Beaty
Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Van Lew
What route helped enslaved people escape?
The Underground Railroad
Who does this describe?
resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861
Served as Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Surrendered his army to end the Civil War
General Robert E. Lee
Which event happened first?
Nat Turner's Revolt
The Raid on Harpers' Ferry
Nat Turner's Revolt
How were African American Union soldiers treated differently from White union soldiers?
They were paid less.
What city was the Capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
What are 3 ways that Indigenous Americans worked for the armies during the Civil War?
Nursed wounded soldiers
Cooked food for soldiers
Worked as scouts or trackers
Where did the Monitor vs. Merrimack battle occur?
Virginia Waters, between Hampton and Norfolk
Which date marks the end of the Civil War?
April 9, 1865
December 1, 1862
April 9, 1865
What was the outcome of the Monitor vs. Merrimack?
Draw
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House
A person who works to end slavery is called a/an _____.
Abolitionist
How did the North and South differ?
North industrial, South agricultural
Who won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
The Confederacy
How did the Anaconda Plan help the Union?
Blocked southern ports
The Confederacy relied on ______ for labor.
Enslaved African Americans
What did Virginia and other southern states do after Lincoln’s election?
Seceded
By escaping to Fort Monroe, the actions of Shepard Mallory, James Townsend, and Frank Baker resulted in what decision?
The Contraband Decision
What is the Contraband Decision?
Led thousands of of enslaved people to seek refuge with the Union Army.