Civil War

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Who was this important general? Options: Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jefferson

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Ulysses S. Grant

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A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.

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an abolitionist

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Who was Nat Turner?

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A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.

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Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?

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He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.

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Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to secede?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who was Harriet Tubman?

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An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.

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What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

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economy, slavery, new states

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Why did West Virginia become a state?

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Disagreements between eastern counties that needed slavery and western ones who wanted it abolished

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Which group did not take sides in the Civil War? Options: American Indians, Whites, African Americans, English

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American Indians

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Who won the war? Options: Confederacy, Union, England, France

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Union