VA Studies Civil War Review

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

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What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom? Options: Seneca Falls Convention, National Freedom Road, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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Underground Railroad

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The abolitionists worked to

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put an end to slavery.

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Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____?

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Harper's Ferry

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Which of the following was a slave state? New Jersey, Georgia, Maine, West Virginia

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Georgia

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Nat Turner was:

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A slave who led a rebellion

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What does "secede" mean?

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to break away

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As soon as Lincoln was declared the winner of the presidency, Southern states started to _____.

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secede

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Who relied on slave labor? Options: South, North

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South