Virginia Studies VS.7 a-c

Front

Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?

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Nat Turner

Front

Who participated in a secret route that escaped slaves took known as the "Underground Railroad"?

Back

Harriet Tubman

Front

Who led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, trying to start a slave rebellion?

Back

John Brown

Front

During the 1820s, what did northern states want new states created out of the western territory to be?

Back

free states

Front

The economy of the northern states was ___________, while the economy of the southern states was _____________.

Back

industrial; agricultural

Front

Abolitionists campaigned to end ___________.

Back

slavery

Front

Who became President of the United States in 1860, after some southern states, including Virginia, seceded from the Union?

Back

Abraham Lincoln

Front

Which state was formed when conflict grew between the eastern counties that relied on slave labor and the western counties that favored the abolition of slavery?

Back

West Virginia

Front

Where did Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson play a significant role? Options: Fredericksburg, Bull Run (or Manassas), Norfolk, Hampton

Back

Bull Run (or Manassas)

Front

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond