Quiz #7 Virginia in the Civil War

Which statements describe SOUTHERN states before the Civil War?

• Economy was based on industry.

• Economy was based on agriculture.

• Wanted new states joining the Union to be "free states".

• Wanted new states joining the Union to be "slave states".

Which states describe NORTHERN states before the Civil War?

• Economy was based on industry.

• Economy was based on agriculture.

• Wanted new states joining the Union to be "free states".

• Wanted new states joining the Union to be "slave states".

Why were southerners unhappy about Lincoln winning the presidential election of 1860?

• Southern states wanted to pass a national law abolishing slavery.

• Northern states had threatened to secede if Lincoln was elected.

• Southerners had not been allowed to vote in the election of 1860.

• Southerners worried that Lincoln would help pass a national law abolishing slavery.

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who tried to keep new states from joining the Union.

• Someone who worked to end slavery.

• Someone who worked to put the country back together.

• As southerner who wanted the south to secede from the Union.

Which statement is NOT true about Nat Turner.

• He was a slave.

• He led a slave revolt.

• He escaped along the Underground Railroad.

• He was captured and executed.

Which statement could be added to section B in the Venn Diagram above?

• led a raid on an armory

• abolitionists

• followed the Underground railroad

• were once slaves

Which statement could be added to section A in the Venn Diagram?

• abolitionist

• was captured and executed

• led a raid on an armory

• led hundreds of slaves to freedom

Which statement could be added to section C of the Venn Diagram.

• led a slave revolt

• led hundreds of slaves to freedom

• was captured and executed

• an enslaved African-American

Which is NOT true about the secession of southern states?

• The states that seceded did not want to be a part of the United States anymore.

• The states that seceded wanted to take over the northern states.

• The states that seceded formed a new coutnry.

• Virginia was not one of the original 7 states that seceded from the Union.

Which statement about the creation of West Virginia is true?

• The eastern counties were not happy with Virginia's decision to leave the Union.

• After West Virginia was formed, they joined the Confederate States of America.

• The western counties were not happy with Virginia's decision to leave the Union.

• The western counties of Virginia favored slavery, while the easter counties did not.