VS7bc Civil War Battles and People

VS7bc Civil War Battles and People

Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a major battleground between Union and Confederate troops. Virginians played a significant role in the Civil War

American Indians, whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans had various roles during the Civil War.

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The first major clash between the North and the South was -

• Second Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Hampton Roads

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Who played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

General Robert E. Lee

• Confederate General

• Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

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The Confederate troops defeated the Union troops during this battle -

• Battle of Hampton Roads

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Richmond

• Battle of Fredericksburg

General Ulysses S. Grant

• Union General

• Took over Richmond

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Which general took over Richmond?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

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What did the Confederate troops do when Richmond fell to Union troops in an attempt to keep them from getting their supplies?

• Made them dinner to distract them

• Kicked up dust so they couldn't see

• Burned down the city down

• Took all the supplies with them

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Abraham Lincoln used the Union Navy to blockade southern ports, which led to this battle -

• Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Richmond

• First Battle of Bull Run

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Where did the Civil War end?

• Richmond, VA

• Fredericksburg, VA

• Appomattox Courthouse, VA

• Manassas, VA

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Who surrendered at the Appomattox Courthouse?

• Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant

• Ulysses S. Grant to Robert E. Lee

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Who won the Civil War?

• North - Union

• South - Confederacy

Virginians in the Civil War

• American Indians

• White Virginians

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

American Indians

American Indians did not take sides during the Civil War.

White Virginians

Most supported the Confederacy, which relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor the the Army.

Enslaved African Americans

Many sought freedom by following the Union Army (north), where many found work. Some men and women provided labor. Some men fought for the Union Army.

Free African Americans

Some joined the Union Army and the Union Navy.

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American Indians chose to fight for the Union or the Confederacy.

• True

• False

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Most white Virginians supported the Confederacy because they depended on slave labor.

• True

• False

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Enslaved African Americans wanted their freedom, so they followed the Confederate Army.

• True

• False

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Free African Americans did nothing during the Civil War so they wouldn't be captured and brought into slavery.

• True

• False