What was the economy of the north?
-it was industrialized with factories
Who was Nat Turner?
-He was a slave from South Hampton,
Virginia who started a revolt against slave
owners.
What was the economy of the south?
-mainly farming
How did the economy of the south effect
slavery?
-because the south relied on farming, it
relied heavily on slavery
How did the north want new territories
to enter the Union?
-they wanted them to enter as “free
states”
How did the south want new territories
to enter the Union?
-they wanted them to enter as “slave
states”
Was he successful?
-No, he was captured and hanged
What do you call people who
campaigned to end slavery?
-abolitionists
Who was a “conductor” on the
Underground Railroad?
-Harriett Tubman
What did John Brown do?
-he led a raid on the Armory/Arsenal at
Harpers Ferry Virginia
Why did he lead the raid?
-he wanted to start a slave rebellion, by
arming slaves with weapons
How did the south view Abraham
Lincoln’s election to President?
-they saw it as a “call to war” and
southern states started to secede
What does secede mean?
-to leave the Union
What new country did the states that
seceded the Union form?
-Confederate States of America
Where was the first major battle of the
Civil War?
-Manassas/Bull Run
Why was West Virginia created?
-conflicts grew between the eastern
counties and the western counties of
Virginia over slavery. Eventually, the
western counties formed a new stateWest Virginia
Which battle did Confederate General
Stonewall Jackson get his nick name?
Who used the Union navy to blockade
southern ports?
-Abraham Lincoln
Where did the Civil War End?
-Manassas/Bull Run
Why was the battle between the Monitor
and Merrimack important?
-it was the first battle of iron-clads
Who surrendered at Appomattox Court
House?
-The Confederates under Robert E. Lee
Who defeated Union troops at
Fredericksburg, VA?
-General Robert E. Lee
Where did the first battle of iron-clads
take place?
-near Norfolk and Hampton
Who accepted the surrender at
Appomattox Court House?
Union General Ulysses S. Grant
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
-Richmond
What is an iron-clad?
-a battleship covered with iron
When did the Confederacy surrender to
the Union?
-April 1865
To which Union General did Richmond
fall ?
-Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the Confederate
iron-clad?
-Merrimack
Toward the end of the war, what did the
Confederates do to Richmond as they
flead their capital?
-they burned it
Who won the first battle of iron-clads?
-neither side, it ended in a draw
-Appomattox Court House
Which was first- John Brown’s rebellion
or Nat Turners revolt?
-Nat Turner revolt was first, then John
Brown’s rebellion
Who did most white Virginians support
in the Civil War?
-The Confederacy
Who did the Confederacy rely on for
growing crops and labor?
-slaves
What did some slave do when the Union
army approached?
-they fled and joined the Union
Did escaped slaves join the Union army?
-yes, some fought for the Union
Who did free blacks support in the Civil
War?
-some felt their limited rights would best
be protected by supporting the
Confederacy
-others supported the Union
Who did American Indians support in
the Civil War?
-most American Indians stayed neutral
and did not enlist with the Confederacy
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Was John Brown’s Raid successful?
No, he was captured, put on trial, and
eventually hanged.
Who did General Robert E. Lee
command?
-Army of Northern Virginia
What was the name of the Union ironclad?
-Monitor
Who was the Confederate general that
earned a nickname during the First Battle
of Manassas?
General Thomas Jackson
What was his nickname?
“Stonewall”
What year did Nat Turners revolt take
place?
-1831
Which year did John Brown’s rebellion
take place?
-1859