Civil War

Who was this important general?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Washington
• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson

A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.

• a plantation owner
• a protester
• an abolitionist

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Who was Nat Turner?

• A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.
• An abolitionist who helped with a slave revolt.
• A slave who fought for the North to end slavery.

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

• He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
• He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
• He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
• He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.

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

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• A former slave owner who continued to fight for slavery.
• An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.

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

• economy, slavery, new states
• economy, jobs, income
• slavery, new states
• economy, new states

Why did West Virginia become a state?

• To help Virginia lower its population
• Disagreements between eastern counties that needed slavery and western ones who wanted it abolished
• Development in the industrial economy and the western territories wanting to expand
• Arguments between northern and southern VA counties over slavery

Which group did not take sides in the Civil War?

• American Indians
• Whites
• African Americans
• English

Who won the war?

• Confederacy
• Union
• England
• France