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20 Cards in this Set
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What were the three main areas of disagreement between the north and south before the civil war
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Economy, slavery, and new states
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What happened in VA because of the disagreement over slavery?
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The western part of VA broke away and became West VA
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What is the name Nat Turner associated with?
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In Aug 1831, Nat Turner, a slave led a revolt against plantation owners in VA. 60-70 slaves killed owners and their familes. Turner was captured and killed
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What is an abolitionist?
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A person who wanted slavery abolished or ended.
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Who is Harriet Tubman?
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A famous slave who was an abolitionish and conductor on the underground railroad
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What was the Underground Railroad?
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A secret network of safe houses on the journey for runaway slaves going north where they could be free.
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Who is John Brown?
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He was an abolitionist. In 1859, he and 21 followers attacked the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA
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What did John Brown hope to start?
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A slave revolution
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Who stopped John Brown?
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Robert E. Lee and a company of US Marines
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What happened to John Brown?
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He was captured, tried for treason, found guilty and hanged.
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What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?
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Southern States thought he would move to abolish slavery. Two months after Lincoln became president, seven states seceded. VA followed close behind
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What is secession?
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The breaking away of a group of states from a country.
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What was the new name for the states that seceded?
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The Confederate States of America
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What happened on April 12, 1861?
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Shots were fired on Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, SC
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How long did the Civil War last?
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Four years
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What was the first major clash of the Civil War?
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The Battle of Bull Run or Manassas
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Who was the General at the Battle of Bull Run?
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Thomas Stonewall Jackson
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How did Jackson earn the nickname Stonewall?
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He was shot in the hand and continued to lead his troops and another Confederate general used him as an example to his retreating troops saying "look yonder, there's Jackson standing like a stone wall"
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Who was Robert E. Lee?
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A Confederate general who had been asked to lead the northern army but refused because he was from VA and would not fight against the southern states
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Did Lee agree with slavery?
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No
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