random stuff
what is a abolitionist
someone against slavery
when was Abraham Lincoln elected President
November 1860
free african americans fought for which side
the Union
what was the first major battle in the civil war
the First Battle of the Bull Run
how did people in west va feel about slavery
they did not favor it
why did west va secede from east va
cause they did not favor slavery
who led the under ground railroad
Harriet Tubman
what did john brown do
he gathered several slaves and asked them to help him raid an armory but it failed because the slaves did not come
what does it mean to secede
run away
why did the south not want Lincoln to be President
they feared he would abolish slavery
why did john brown attack the armory at the harpers ferry
he was raiding it
what did nat turner do
he gathered several slaves and killed white men women and children
who was Robert.E.Lee
the general for VA
he did not favor slavery but did not want to fight his own state
who did Robert E Lee surrender to at the Appomattox court house
he surrendered to the Union
what did the states form when they left the Union
the Confederacy
what side was Lincoln President of
Union
how did east va feel about slavery
they favored it
what did most Indians do during the civil war
they were neutral
what was the capital of the South
Richmond
what side did the merrimack fight for
South