Virginia History Quiz

Why is John Brown important to Virginia history?

• He participated in a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.

• He disagreed that new states in the western territory should be 'free states.'

• He assisted enslaved African Americans on the 'Underground Railroad.'

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

What was the cause of the disagreement between the eastern and western parts of Virginia?

• Disagreement over trade routes.

• Disagreement over slavery.

• Disagreement over taxes.

• Disagreement over land ownership.

Who is being described in this news bulletin?

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• James Lafayette

• Nat Turner

Who was president of the United States when the southern states seceded?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

What group of people campaigned to end slavery?

• Abolitionists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Plantation owners

This poster refers to the abolitionist who led the Underground Railroad...

• Pocahontas

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

What significant event occurred at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

• The Confederate Army was victorious in battle.

• The Union cut off the Confederacy's access to supplies.

• Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee.

• Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.

Where did the Civil War end?

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Williamsburg, Virginia

• Richmond, Virginia

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

• Washington, D.C.

• Manassas

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?

• General Robert E. Lee

• General George Washington

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson