American Revolution and Virginia's History

Which state did settlers land in after crossing the Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap?

• Kentucky

• Virginia

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

The economy in the northern part of the United States was more industrialized, while the economy in the southern part was ____.

• less industrialized

• more industrialized

• equally industrialized

• not industrialized

Who created the American Red Cross?

• Clara Barton

• Florence Nightingale

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

• Dorothea Dix

What was the outcome of the first Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)?

• The Union won the battle

• The Confederates won the battle

• The battle ended in a draw

• Both sides claimed victory

President Abraham Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports.

• True

• False

During the 1800s, the ​ ​ (a)   ​​ ​ economy focused on textile mills, factories, and trade.

During the 1800s, the  ​ ​ (b)   economy focused on Cash Crops(Cotton) and agriculture.           ​

• North
• South

What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?

• taxes

• fees

• gold and spices

• cupcakes and twinkies

What were causes of the American Civil War?

• Slavery

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Women's Suffrage

Who was a famous abolitionist?

• Jefferson Davis

• Harriet Tubman

• David Wallace

• Johnny Bravo

What event led to Southern sates seceding from the Union?

• Confederates fired on Fort Sumter
• the election of Lincoln as President
• The Missouri Compromise
• the annexation of Texas