Civil War VS 7

What significant event occurred at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

• The Union Army was victorious in battle.

• The Confederate Army was victorious in battle.

• A peace treaty was signed.

• The battle ended in a stalemate.

Whose presidential election in 1860 resulted in the southern states seceding?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

• William H. Seward

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

• Atlanta

• Richmond

• Charleston

• Nashville

Why was John Brown Important to Virginia History?

• He led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry.

• He was the first governor of Virginia.

• He authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

• He was a prominent Confederate general.

Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

• General William Tecumseh Sherman

• General George Meade

Who is being described in the following news bulletin? “Attention citizens of Virginia! We are searching for an enslaved African American who recently led a revolt against several plantation owners.”

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

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

• The Union Army won decisively.

• The Confederate Army won decisively.

• Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.

• The battle ended in a stalemate with no clear winner.

Which group of people mainly supported the Confederacy?

• White Virginians

• African Americans

• Northern Abolitionists

• Recent Immigrants

Where did the Civil War end?

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

• Richmond, Virginia.

• Antietam, Maryland.

Cause: The eastern and western parts of Virginia disagreed about slavery.

• West Virginia became a new state

• Virginia remained a single state

• Slavery was abolished in Virginia

• Eastern Virginia gained independence