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24 Cards in this Set
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The economy in the northern part of the United States was industrialized. How did this help begin the Civil War?
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The northern states did not need slavery, but the south did.
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The southern economy was based on agriculture and needed _______ labor.
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slave
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Northern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to
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make slavery illegal
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Southern states wanted the new states to be ______.
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slave states
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The Emancipation Proclamation states that
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slaves under Confederate control would be free.
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Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
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Nat Turner
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_______ wanted to end slavery.
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Abolitionists
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Who established a secret route that escaped slaves took?
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Harriet Tubman
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What happened at the United States Armory in Harpers Ferry?
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John Brown led a raid to start a slave rebellion.
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Many southern states, including Virginia, seceded to form the Confederate States of America after
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Abraham Lincoln became President.
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Once Virginia seceded from the United States, the capital of the Confederacy was moved to
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Richmond
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The disagreement between the two regions of Virginia led to the formation of
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West Virginia
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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
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Bull Run
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Which Confederate General earned his nickname in the first Battle of Bull Run?
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Jackson
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General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated Union troops at _____.
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Fredericksburg
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Lee was offered command of the ________ forces at the beginning of the war, but resigned rather than fight against his own state of Virginia.
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Union
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The secret route slaves took to the north became known as the _______.
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Underground Railroad
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General Ulysses S. Grant captured ______________ and had it burned near the end of the war.
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Richmond
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To stop southern ports from bringing in supplies Lincoln used
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the Union Navy as a blockade.
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Who won the battle between the iron-clad ships near Norfolk and Hampton?
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there was no winner.
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The Civil War ended at
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Appomattox Court House
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Confederate General ______ surrendered his army to Union General______.
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Lee; Grant
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The surrender of the Civil War was on April, ____________.
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1865
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Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a major battleground between
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Union and Confederate troops
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