Quiz on the American Civil War and Virginia's Role

What was the primary economic focus of the North during the 1800s?

• Industrialization

• Agriculture

• Trading

• Fishing

Who was a key leader in helping enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad?

• Robert E. Lee

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

What was the outcome of the naval battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

• A Confederate victory

• A Union victory

• The battle was cancelled

• A draw

Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant?

• Bull Run

• Fredericksburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Richmond

Which group primarily supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Enslaved African Americans

• American Indians

• Free African Americans

• White Virginians

What role did women play during the Civil War?

• Nurses, abolitionists, and spies

• Politicians

• Soldiers

• None, they were not involved

What significant event marked the end of the Civil War?

• The fall of Richmond

• The Battle of Fredericksburg

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The surrender at Appomattox Court House

The south seceded from the north (the Union) What does secede mean?

• to succeed

• to join

• to break away

Why did the south want to secede from the Union?

• they wanted to make their own laws about slavery

• they wanted to end slavery

• the North forced them to break away

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a train that went underground

• routes to freedom for slaves

• a train that went across the country