The Union committed a lot of troops to what is now north central West Virginia in order to protect the _________________ Railroad.

The Union Victory at the Battle of __________________________________ allowed to Restored Government of Virginia to operate freely in Wheeling without Confederate interference.

The Confederates were victorious at the Battle of Scary Creek in _______________________ County.

The Battle of _____________________________________ is nicknamed the Battle of Forks and Knives because the Confederates attacked while the Union troops were eating breakfast.

The Battle of Carnifex Ferry was fought near Summersville in modern-day _______________________ County.

__________________________________ was elected Governor of the Restored State of Virginia.

John Carlile of Clarksburg and ___________________________________ of Morgantown were elected to serve in the U.S. Senate on behalf of the Restored Government of Virginia.

__________________________ was the first proposed name for what ended up becoming the state of West Virginia.

Somewhere along the line, Senator John Carlile changed his mind about West Virginia becoming its own state and he tried to ___________________ the statehood bill in a Senate committee by proposing an amendment that would have included 15 more Virginia counties in the Shenandoah Valley to the proposed new state. He did this knowing that if his amendment passed it would cause the bill to fail.

The ____________________ Amendment put forth a systematic way to phase out slavery in West Virginia by granting slaves their freedom on their 21^st birthday.

Confederate General ____________________________ led a successful cavalry raid around western Virginia seizing thousands of dollars and over 5,000 stands of arms.

There were questions about the constitutionality of adding West Virginia as a state because Article IV, Section III of the Constitution says ______________________ would have to consent to creating a new state within its territory.

Lincoln’s __________________________ was not much help to him in regards to West Virginia’s statehood because they were pretty evenly split with factions arguing for and against the constitutionality of creating the new state.

In the end, ____________________________ decided that the Restored Government was the legitimate government of Virginia and they had consented.

Confederate General William “Grumble” Jones and his men burnt a bridge over the Cheat River at _________________________ in Preston County during their raid.

Confederate General William “Grumble” Jones and his men also burnt the personal ________________________ of Governor Francis Pierpont in Fairmont.

Robert E. Lee rode a horse that he named ______________________________ during the war and long after that was bred in Blue Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County.

West Virginia became a state on ___________________________, 1863.

__________________________________ served as a surgeon in the 54^th Massachusetts infantry (the movie Glory is about the 54^th) and was the first black field officer of high rank.

a building in which the legislature meets.

an official or public pronouncement.

the group of department heads chosen by the president as advisers.

a detailed plan for using military forces.

the use of naval forces to stop shipping.