VA History Review 6

Prior to the Civil War, what was the economy in the northern part of the United States like? 

What is a "free state?" 

Which region of the country wanted new states to be "free states?" 

Conflict grew between the ________ 

counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and 

the ________

counties that did not favor slavery. 

Why did the South secede from the United States? 

Prior to the Civil War, what was the economy in the Southern states like? 

Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia? 

Who supported a secret route that escaped slaves took? It became known as the "Underground Railroad." 

Name the secret route that escaped slaves used to move North to free states. 

Virginians were divided about secession from the Union. This led to the creation of which state?