Civil War Review

Before the Civil War, which region of the country was more industrialized?

• North

• South

The South wanted the western territory to be turned into free states that did not allow slavery.

• true

• false

Who was elected as president in 1860 around the time of the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who were abolitionists?

• people who believed in slavery

• people who fought against slavery

• freed former slaves

• runaway slaves

What was the "Underground Railroad"?

• a secret route that escaped slaves could follow to freedom

• a train track that ran underground

• a coal mine in western Virginia

• the name of a popular song sung by slaves

Abolitionist John Brown led a raid at this location in Virginia in hopes of starting a slave rebellion.

• Yorktown

• Norfolk

• Fort Sumter

• Harper's Ferry

Nat Turner...

• led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.

• helped thousands of slaves escape using the underground railroad.

• led a raid at Harper's Ferry Virginia.

• was the commander of the Confederate Army.

Harriet Tubman is well known for...

• making anti-slavery speeches.

• leading violent raids.

• helping slaves escape using the Underground Railroad.

• fighting in the Civil War.

West Virginia became its own state because the eastern counties of Virginia relied heavily on slavery while the western counties did not.

• true

• false

Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln