Important People
Who was Winfield Scott?
Union General and the creator of the Anaconda Plan
What was the first major clash (battle) of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?
1860
The two ironclad ships that fought to a draw in the waters near Norfolk and Hampton were ___ and ___.
Monitor (Union)
Merrimack (Confederacy)
Who were the enslaved men who refused to help the Confederate war effort and escaped to Fort Monroe?
Shepard Mallory
James Baker
Frank Townsend
Who was Mary Bowser?
An African American Union spy
Who played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run and earned his famous nickname?
Thomas Jackson “Stonewall”
What happened in some southern states after Lincoln was elected president?
The seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America
What does “draw” mean in battle?
No one wins but no one lost; it is a tie
What was the effect of the Contraband decision?
Tens of thousands of enslaved people seeking refuge (safety or shelter) with the Union army
Who was Elizabeth Van Lew?
A Virginia abolitionist
Spy for the Union Army
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
What did eastern and western counties of Virginia disagree about?
Slavery
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
True or False:
Many Indigenous People did not take sides during the Civil War.
True
Who was Harriet Tubman?
An abolitionist
Political activist
Conductor on the Underground Railroad
What city was the location that General Robert E. Lee defeated Union troops?
Fredericksburg, VA
What was the result of the disagreements between the eastern counties and western counties of Virginia?
The creation of West Virginia
When did the Civil War end?
April 1865
Most white Virginians supported which side during the Civil War?
Confederacy
Who was Clara Barton?
A Civil War nurse
She created the American Red Cross
What city fell to General Ulysses S. Grant and was burned by the Confederacy near the end of the war?
Richmond
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
Who surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?
General Robert E. Lee
Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following which army? They also found work with this army, some women and men provided labor and some men fought with this army.
Union