Civil War Quiz

__________ were people who wanted to end slavery.

• Abolitionists

• Fugitives

• Soldiers

• Confederate leaders

Which abolitionist escaped from slavery and then helped many enslaved people gain their freedom on the Underground Railroad?

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to _____ during the Civil War?

• provide labor

• raise crops

• run the local governments

• become abolitionists

Which abolitionist led a revolt against slavery by raiding the US Armory in Harpers Ferry?

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Robert Smalls

What caused some Southern states to secede from the Union in 1860?

• Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

• John Brown was captured and hanged.

• Union troops attacked Bull Run.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President.

What was the network of people, homes, and hideouts that helped enslaved people escape from the South to free states in the North called?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Underground Railroad

• Missouri Compromise

• Removal Act

What were federal laws that required the capture and return of runaway enslaved people?

• Removal Act

• Underground Railroad

• Contraband Decision

• Fugitive Slave Act

What happened when the eastern and western parts of Virginia disagreed about slavery?

• West Virginia seceded from the Union.

• West Virginia became a new state.

• Virginia joined the Union states.

• A war began between the eastern and western parts of Virginia.

Which event is described below?

Located in Virginia near a railroad junction

The first major clash of the Civil War

Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role

• Battle of Bull Run

• Surrender at Appomattox

• Fall of Richmond

• Battle between Monitor and Merrimack

The battle between Monitor and Merrimack took place near ______.

• Fredericksburg

• Norfolk and Hampton

• Richmond

• Manassas