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VS 7 test review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is this person important to Virginia history?

a)

disagreed that new states in the western territory should be "free states."

b)

participated in a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.

c)

assisted enslaved African Americans on the "Underground Railroad."

d)

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

2.

Which of the following belongs in the empty box?

a)

West Virginia seceded from the Union

b)

A war between eastern and western Virginia began

c)

Virginia joined the Union states

d)

West Virginia became a new state

3.

Who is being described in this news bulletin?

a)

John Brown

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

James Lafayette

d)

Nat Turner

4.

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

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

5.

Which area of the map represents the slave-holding states?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What group of people campaigned to end slavery?

a)

abolitionists

b)

loyalists

c)

patriots

d)

plantation owners

7.

This poster refers to —

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

John Brown

8.

What significant event occurred at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

a)

The Confederate Army was victorious in battle.

b)

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

c)

Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee.

d)

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.

9.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

Williamsburg, Virginia

d)

Yorktown, Virginia

10.

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Manassas

c)

Williamsburg

d)

Richmond

11.

Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General George Washington

c)

General Ulysses S. Grant

d)

General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

12.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)

b)

Battle of Appomattox

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Yorktown

13.

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

a)

The Merrimack surrendered during the battle at sea.

b)

The Monitor sunk the Merrimack and won the battle.

c)

The Merrimack sunk the Monitor and won the battle.

d)

Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.

14.

What roles did most American Indians play during the Civil War?

a)

Most fought for the Union during the Civil War.

b)

Most did not take sides during the Civil War.

c)

Most fought for the Patriots in the Civil War.

d)

Most fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

15.

Which group of people mainly supported the Confederacy?

a)

White Pennsylvanians

b)

White Virginians

c)

Black South Carolinians

d)

Black Virginians