What year?
In what year did Abraham Lincoln become the President of the United States?
1860
Who established a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took known as the "Underground Railroad"?
Harriet Tubman
Southern states, including Virginia, seceded from the Union to form the -
Confederate States of America
Which city was burned to the ground near the end of the Civil War and fell to Ulysses S. Grant? This is also the capital of the Confederacy.
Richmond
Virginia's climate is -
Mild with four distinct seasons
Which battle was the first major clash of the Civil War and was fought in Virginia?
Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) in 1861
Who tried to start a slave rebellion by leading a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What was the outcome of the important sea battle between the ironclad ships?
It was fought to a draw
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House
Name two artifcacts discovered in Virginia that tells about American Indians -
Arrowheads/tools and pottery
What year did the Monitor VS. Merrimack AND Battle at Frederickburg happen?
1862
Who led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?
Nat Turner
What did VIRGINIA do after Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the Unites States?
Seceded/withdrew from the Union
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union, which led to the creation of -
West Virginia
What seasons do Virginia's American Indians hunt?
Winter, Fall and Spring
What is the date of the end of the Civil War?
April 1865
Which Virginian played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run?
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was Clara Barton? And what did she start in America?
A war nurse. She started the American Red Cross
Which counties of Virginia did not favor slavery? Hint: cardinal direction
Western counties
What Native American group resided in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions? What language did they speak?
Monacans spoke Siouan
What year was West Virginia formed?
1863
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia? He also defeats Union troops at Fredericksburg, Virginia. He also surrendered his army to the Union General Ulysses S. Grand at Appomattox Court House.
General Robert E. Lee
What was the effect of the Contraband decision?
Tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans sought refuge with the Union Army
Where did the important sea battle between the Monitor and Merrimack take place?
Virginia waters between Norfolk and Hampton
What Native American group resided in the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region? What language did they speak?
Powhatan's spoke Algonquian