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34 Cards in this Set
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What was the economy in the northern part of the United States like?
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industralized
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What was the economy in the southern part of the United States like?
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agricultural
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Which states wanted the new states created out of the western territories to be "free states"?
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northern
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Which states wanted the new states created out of the western territories to be "slave states"?
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southern
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After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, some southern states ____ from the Union.
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seceded
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The southern states that seceded from the Union formed the ?. Later, Virginia seceded and joined them.
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Confederacy
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in what year?
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1860
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What were the northern states known as during the war?
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Union
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What were the sounthern states known as during the war?
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Confederacy
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Conflict grew between the_____ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the _____ counties that did not favor slavery. These conflicts led to the formation of West Virginia.
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eastern western
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Since Virginians were divided about slavery, this led to the creation of what state?
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West Virginia
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Virginia played a significant role in the _____ War and became a major battleground between Union and Confederate troops.
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Civil War
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What do you call a person who campaigned to end slavery?
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abolitionists
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Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
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Nat Turner
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Who supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?
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Harriet Tubman
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Who led a raid on the United States Armory (arsenal) at Harper's Ferry, VA? He was trying to start a slave rebellion. He was captured and hanged.
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John Brown
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What was the name of the secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?
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Underground Railroad
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What was the first major clash of the Civil War?
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First Battle of Bull Run
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Which Confederate General played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run?
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Stonewall Jackson
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Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg, VA?
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Robert E. Lee
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The Army of Northern Virginia was a _____ army.
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Confederate
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Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
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Richmond
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Where was the capital of the Union?
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Washington, DC
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Lincoln used the Union ___ to blockade southern ports.
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navy
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The Monitor and the Merrimack, two _________ ships battled in waters near Norfolk and Hampton. The battle was fought to a draw.
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ironclad
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Which General captured Richmond near the end of the war?
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Where did the Civil War end?
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Appomattox Court House
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Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?
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Robert E. Lee
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When did the Civil War end? (month and year)
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April 1865
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Who won the Civil War?
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Union
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Most white Virginians supported which side during the Civil War?
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Confederacy
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The Confederacy relied on whom to raise crops and provide labor for the army?
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enslaved African Americans
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Some free African Americans thought their limited rights could best be protected by supporting the ______.
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Confederacy
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Which cultural group did not take sides during the Civil War?
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American Indians
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