Test #7: Civil War
1. How would you describe the economy of the North?
a. Industrial with factories
2. How would you describe the economy of the South?
a. Agricultural with farming
3. Who attacked an U.S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry, VA, hoping to start a slave rebellion, and was hanged?
a. John Brown
4. Who led a revolt against plantation owners, killing many innocent people, and was hanged?
a. Nat Turner
5. Who was a runaway slave who helped many others escape slavery on the “Underground Railroad?”
a. Harriet Tubman
6. Who is a person who is against slavery and wants it to end immediately?
a. Abolitionist
7. As new states joined the Union, the North wanted these states to be ____________ states.
a. Free
8. As new states joined the Union, the South wanted these states to be ____________ states.
a. Slave
9. What did VA and other southern states do after Lincoln was elected president?
a. Seceded from the Union (United States)
10. What was the name of the states who seceded from the Union?
a. Confederate States of American (CSA)
11. The western counties of VA wanted the abolition of slavery and so _____________ was created.
a. West Virginia
12. What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
a. First Battle of Bull Run at Manassas
13. Which Confederate General played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run?
a. Stonewall Jackson
14. Who was the commander of the Army of Northern VA?
a. Robert E. Lee
15. What were the Monitor and the Merrimack?
a. Ironclad ships
16. When and where did the Civil War end?
a. April 1865, Appomattox Court House, VA
1. How would you describe the economy of the North?
a. Industrial with factories
2. How would you describe the economy of the South?
a. Agricultural with farming
3. Who attacked an U.S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry, VA, hoping to start a slave rebellion, and was hanged?
a. John Brown
4. Who led a revolt against plantation owners, killing many innocent people, and was hanged?
a. Nat Turner
5. Who was a runaway slave who helped many others escape slavery on the “Underground Railroad?”
a. Harriet Tubman
6. Who is a person who is against slavery and wants it to end immediately?
a. Abolitionist
7. As new states joined the Union, the North wanted these states to be ____________ states.
a. Free
8. As new states joined the Union, the South wanted these states to be ____________ states.
a. Slave
9. What did VA and other southern states do after Lincoln was elected president?
a. Seceded from the Union (United States)
10. What was the name of the states who seceded from the Union?
a. Confederate States of American (CSA)
11. The western counties of VA wanted the abolition of slavery and so _____________ was created.
a. West Virginia
12. What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
a. First Battle of Bull Run at Manassas
13. Which Confederate General played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run?
a. Stonewall Jackson
14. Who was the commander of the Army of Northern VA?
a. Robert E. Lee
15. What were the Monitor and the Merrimack?
a. Ironclad ships
16. When and where did the Civil War end?
a. April 1865, Appomattox Court House, VA