What does "secede" mean?
To break apart from
Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first major land battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run (or Battle of First Manassas)
The Confederacy (South)
Who was the major Union General? Who was the major Confederate General?
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
What were the name of the two Ironclads during their battle and what side where they for?
Union: Monitor
Confederacy: Merrimack
What was the reason the Civil War was be fought?
Slavery
Who led a raid at the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
What battle did the Confederacy technically win, but lost so many men it was called an "empty victory"?
Battle of Fredericksburg
What part of Virginia did not agree with the slavery laws, seceded from Virginia, and formed West Virginia?
Western Counties
Who led a revolt against plantation owners?
Nat Turner
Clara Barton
What General got shot in the hand and was the main General during the Battle of Bull Run?
"Stonewall" Jackson
West Virginia was a part of the which side?
The Union (North)
What happened to Richmond to end the war?
The Union burned it down
Enslaved African Americans fought for which side?
Both
Who was an African American spy for the Union Army?
Mary Bowser
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia