The Civil War

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The Civil War

• Chapter 9

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Differences between northern and southern states
North
South
__________ economy
industrial
__________ economy
agricultural
free
slave
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What were the people who wanted to end slavery
called?
abolitionists
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Who led a revolt against plantation owners in
Virginia?
Nat Turner
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Who established a secret route to the North used
by escaped slaves?
Harriet Tubman
This route was known as the ______________
_____________.
Underground Railroad
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Who led a raid on the United States Armory at
Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
He was trying to start a ______ rebellion.
slave
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After Abraham Lincoln became President of the
United States in 1860, some southern states
____________.
seceded
Confederate States of America
What country did these southern states, including
Virginia, form?
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The eastern counties of Virginia relied on
slavery but the western counties favored
abolition of slavery. What state did the western
counties of Virginia form?
West Virginia
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What Virginia city was named the capital of the
Confederacy?
Richmond
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Where was this battle fought?
Name the first major battle of the Civil War.
Manassas, Virginia
Battle of Bull Run
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
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Lincoln used the Union navy to __________ the
southern ports.
blockade
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Name the two ships that fought a battle in the
Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
Monitor and Merrimack
What was special about this sea battle?
It was the 1st battle ever fought between two
ironclad ships.
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Name the city that fell to General Grant and was
burned near the end of the war.
Richmond
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Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Confederate General ________________ surrendered
to Union General ___________________.
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What factors led General Lee to realize the
southern cause was hopeless and he would have to
surrender?
The Confederates were running out of _____ and
_________.
Richmond
The Union had captured ___________.
Union soldiers surrounded Lee and his army at
________________________.
Appomattox Court House
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Harpers Ferry
Washington, D.C.
Name these Civil War places.
Manassas
Richmond
Appomattox Court House