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Difference between the Northern and Southern States
North: * Were part of the Union
* "United States of America"
* Economy was more industrialized
* Wanted new states created out of the western territory to be
"free states"
South: * Were part of the Con Federacy
* "Confederate States of America"
* Economy was agricultural and relied more on slave labor
* Wanted new states created out of the western territory to be
"slave states"
Nat Turner
A slave who lead a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia
Harriet Tubman
* Supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took
* the route became known as the "Underground Railroad"
John Brown
* Led a raid on the US Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry,Virginia
* he was trying to start a slave rebellion
* he was captured and hanged
General Robert E. Lee
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War (Confederacy)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
A confederate general who earned the name "Stonewall" at the Battle of Manassas , or Bull Run
Abraham Lincoln
Became President of the United States in 1860
Abolish
To get rid of
Abolitionist
People who campaigned to end slavery
Secede
To break away from
Events that led to secession from the Union
* Nat Turner's revolt against plantation owners in Virginia'
* Abolitionists campaigned to end slavery
* Harriet Tubman supported the "Underground Railroad" escape route for slaves
* John Brown lead the raid on the US Arsenal (Armory)
* After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, some southern states seceded from the Union and formed the "Confederate States of America"
* Later, Virginia secveded and joined the "Confederate States of America"
Creation of West Virginia
Conflict grew between

* Eastern counties of Virginia that relied on slavery
* Western counties of Virginia that did not favor slavery

Many disagreements between the two regions led to the formatiuon of a new state, West Virginia
Major Civil War Battles fought in Virginia
* First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
* Fredericksburg, Virginia
* Richmond
* Sea Battle
* Appomattox Court House
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
* This was the first major clash of the Civil War
* Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role in this Confederate Victory
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Union troops were defeated by Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Richmond
* The capital of the Confederacy
* fell to Ulysses S. Grant and was burned near the end of the war
Sea Battle
* Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports
* an important sea battle took place in Virginia waters near Norfolk and Hampton
* two rion-clad ships battled
* Monitor (Union)
* Merrimack (Confederate)
* the battle was fought to a draw
Appomattox Court House
* The Civil War ended here
* this is where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865
Roles of Various People during the Civil War
* White Virginians - most white Virginians supported the Connfederacy
* African Americans
* Enslaved African Americans
* raised crops for the Confederacy
* provided labor for the Confederate Army
* many fled to the Union Army as it approached
* some fought for the Union
* Free African Americans
* some felt their limited rights could best be protected by supporting the Confederacy
* American Indians - most American Indians did not take sides during the Civil War