Chapter 7 Test- The Civil War

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A person who works to end slavery is called a(n)-

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abolitionist

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Why did some enslaved African Americans follow the Union Army?

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They were seeking freedom.

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The economy in the South relied on-

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slave labor

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Where is this historical marker most likely found?

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near Virginia waters around Norfolk and Hampton

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General Robert E. Lee was-

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commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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Secret routes that enslaved African Americans used to gain freedom

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Which statement best completes this diagram?

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There was an important sea battle between two ironclad ships.

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Towards the end of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant marched into a burning city. Options: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond, Manassas

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Richmond

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Which general defeated the Union troops at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

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Robert E. Lee

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What did some southern states do after the election of Abraham Lincoln?

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They seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.