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In the years following the Revolutionary War, the economy in the southern part of the United States was based on —
A textiles
B agriculture
C coal mining
D industries
B agriculture
In the years before the Civil War, the western territories in the United States were becoming states. What part of the country wanted them to become "slave states"?
A The East
B The West
C The North
D The South
D The South
The Underground Railroad was created to —
A transport new settlers to the West
B sneak people in to visit President Lincoln
C secretly take slaves from the North to the South
D sneak slaves into freedom in the North
D sneak slaves into freedom in the North
What group of people campaigned to end slavery?
A Loyalists
B Abolitionists
C Plantation owners
D Patriots
B Abolitionists
Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
A John Brown
B James Lafayette
C Nat Turner
D Harriet Tubman
C Nat Turner
Who was responsible for leading enslaved African Americans to freedom along the "Underground Railroad"?
A Nat Turner
B John Brown
C Harriet Tubman
D Abraham Lincoln
C Harriet Tubman
Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
A General Ulysses S. Grant
B General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
C General Robert E. Lee
D General George Washington
C General Robert E. Lee
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
A Richmond
B Manassas
C Williamsburg
D Washington, D.C.
A Richmond
Which commander defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg?
A Abraham Lincoln
B Robert E. Lee
C Thomas Jackson
D Ulysses S. Grant
B Robert E. Lee
At what battle of the Civil War did Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson earn his nickname?
A Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
B Battle of Gettysburg
C Battle of Appomattox
D Battle of Yorktown
A Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
What was the outcome of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
A The Merrimack surrendered during the battle at sea.
B The Merrimack sunk the Monitor and won the battle.
C Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.
D The Monitor sunk the Merrimack and won the battle.
C Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.
For which side was the Army of Northern Virginia fighting?
A Confederate
B British
C Union
D Spanish
A Confederate
What happened at this meeting when the Civil War ended?
A Lord Cornwallis surrendered
B George Washington surrendered
C Robert E. Lee surrendered
D Ulysses S. Grant surrendered
C Robert E. Lee surrendered
Which group relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide manual labor for the army during the Civil War?
A The Confederacy
B The Union
C The Patriots
D The Loyalists
A The Confederacy
What roles did most American Indians play during the Civil War?
A Most fought for the Union during the Civil War.
B Most did not take sides during the Civil War.
C Most fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
D Most fought for the Patriots in the Civil War.
B Most did not take sides during the Civil War.
Which group of people mainly supported the Confederacy?
A Black South Carolinians
B Black Virginians
C White Virginians
D White Pennsylvanians
C White Virginians
During which important battle of the Civil War did the man pictured above and the Army of Northern Virginia defeat the Union troops?
A Fredericksburg
B Richmond
C Appomattox
D Yorktown
A Fredericksburg
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
A Battle of Fredericksburg
B Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
C Battle of Appomattox
D Battle of Yorktown
B Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
After secession, the southern states were called —
A The United States of America
B The Confederate States of America
C The Union
D The United Colonies of the Confederacy
B The Confederate States of America
Why is this person important to Virginia history?
A He disagreed that new states in the western territory should be "free states."
B He participated in a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.
C He led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry.
D He assisted enslaved African Americans on the "Underground Railroad."
C He led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry.
In the years following the Revolutionary War, the economy in the northern part of the United States was based on —
A agriculture
B industries
C tobacco farming
D trading
B industries
Why did the southern states secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected?
A The South worried that growing tobacco would no longer be allowed.
B The South did not want to become industrialized like the North.
C Abraham Lincoln wanted the new states to be "free states".
D Abraham Lincoln wanted slavery to be legal in the southern states.
C Abraham Lincoln wanted the new states to be "free states".
Which picture represents the economy of the North during the Civil War?
C
Which map shows the direction that most enslaved African Americans traveled to escape slavery?
D
What should be placed in the empty box?
A Union Navy blockade of southern ports
B Capital of the Confederacy was burned
C The Battle of Bull Run
D Election of President Lincoln in 1860
E General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army
D Election of President Lincoln in 1860