Civil War Review

What was not a major part of the South’s economy before the Civil War?

• Slave labor

• Plantations and farms

• Factories

• Cash crops like cotton

Before the Civil War, Northern states wanted new states created out of the western territory to be "free states." Southern states wanted -

• New states created out of the western territory to be "slave states"

• New states created out of the western territory to be "free states"

• To leave the western territory alone and not divide it into states

• To not let any more states join the country

A person who campaigned to end slavery was known as a/an _____________.

• burgess

• loyalist

• abolitionist

• protester

_______________________ supported a secret route that enslaved African Americans took. It was known as the "Underground Railroad."

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

Look at the Venn Diagram. Whose name best replaced the question mark?

• John Brown

• James Lafayette

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

Look at the timeline. Which statement fits in the box below?

• Some northern states seceded from the Union

• Some southern states seceded from the Union

• Some southern states declared war on Great Britain

• Captain John Smith began a forced work program

The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to:

• clean weapons

• give medical care to soldiers

• raise crops and provide labor

• find hiding spots at battle sites

During the Civil War, what caused the change to Virginia's border?

• The western counties of Virginia formed their own state because they believed slavery should continue to exist.

• The eastern counties of Virginia formed their own state because they did not support slavery.

• Disagreements between the eastern and western counties of Virginia led to the creation of West Virginia.

• President Lincoln decided that Virginia should be divided into two states.

Look at the quote. Which group of Virginians most likely felt this way?

• American Indians

• enslaved African Americans

• free African Americans

• plantation owners

During the Civil War, most American Indians in Virginia:

• fought for the Confederacy

• fought for the Union

• were divided

• did not take sides