A House Divided
Because the North was more industrial and the South was more agricultural, their economies were very different. Name the "hidden" economy of the South that relied on labor.
What is the Plantations
He was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and eventually surrendered to General Grant.
Who is Robert E. Lee
This was the capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond
Most of these people supported the Confederacy and fought to protect their way of life.
Virginians
What were the "Cash Crops" of the south?
Cotton or Tabbacco
After Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, several Southern states did this, which means to formally withdraw from the Union?
What is Secede
This Union General was known for his "Total War" tactics and accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This was the first major land battle of the Civil War, fought near Manassas, Virginia
The First Battle of Bull Run
Many people in this group fled to the Union army for freedom, while others stayed behind and were forced to help the Confederate war effort
Enslaved People
This mode of transportation was vital for moving soldiers and supplies quickly, and Virginia’s hubs like Petersburg were major targets.
What are Railroads
This famous abolitionist led a raid on the United States Armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, hoping to start a enslaved rebellion
Who is John Brown
He was the Union President who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack (Virginia) took place in the waters near Norfolk and Hampton.
The Battle of the Ironclads or Hampton Roads
Many Virginia _______ were destroyed by marching armies.
Farms or crops
The Union had many more of these than the South, allowing them to produce more guns, uniforms, and shoes
What are Factories
The Northern states wanted the new states being added to the Union to be "free states." What did the Southern states want them to be?
Enslaved States
This General earned his famous nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run because he stood "like a stone wall."
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
In April 1865, the Civil War effectively ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this location.
Appomattox Court House
This document, signed by Lincoln, declared that all enslaved people in the "rebelling" states were free
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Union blockaded this body of water
What is The Chesapeake Bay
Virginians were divided. The eastern part of the state relied on slave labor, but the western part did not. This disagreement eventually led to the creation of this new state in 1863.
What is West Virginia
This man was the President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln used the Union "victory" at this battle (the bloodiest single day in history) to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Battle of Antietam
This famous Virginian, a former slave, was a Union spy and a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
What was the state with the most battles fought in?
What is Virginia