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WorksheetsCivil War in Virginia Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins
What are abolitionists?
People who campaigned to end slavery
People who campaigned to keep slavery
Underground Railroad Conductors
Civil War Nurses
Choose two answers that describe John Brown.
Led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry, VA
tried to start a slave rebellion, but was captured and hanged.
encouraged slaves to escape on the Underground Railroad
led a revolt against slavery
Who supported secret routes that enslaved African Americans used known as the Underground Railroad?
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
What did the Fugitive Slave Act say?
Slaves were free
Escaped slaves were returned to their owners
Slaves were free at the age of 18
Slaves were not allowed to have children
What states were free and industrialized?
Northern States
Southern States
Which states were slave states and agricultural?
Northern States
Southern States
Who was president during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Conflict between the eastern and western parts of Virginia led to the creation of which state?
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Choose the three men that were included in the Contraband Decision.
James Baker
Frank Townsend
Shepherd Mallory
Thomas Jackson
The Union Army decided to stop returning enslaved African Americans to the Confederacy. This was called the _______ ________. It included Shepherd Mallory, James Baker, and Frank Townsend.
Surrender at Appomattox
Emancipation Proclamation
Contraband Decision
Battle of Bull Run
What battle was the first major clash of the war?
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Battle of the Ironclads
Battle of Fredericksburg
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
What battle included the Monitor and Merrimack?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Ironclads
Battle of Fredericksburg
Surrender at Appomattox
Which battle did the Confederacy defeat the Union?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Ironclads
Battle of Fredericksburg
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Where was the capital of the Confederacy? It was burned to prevent Union troops from using the Confederacy war supplies.
Richmond
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Alexandria
What event ended the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Ironclads
Battle of Fredericksburg
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
What was the role of American Indians during the Civil War?
They supported the Confederacy
They supported the Union
They did not take sides
They moved out west to avoid conflict
Who supported the Confederacy?
Most white Virginians
African Americans
American Indians
Abolitionists
Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following the ________ Army.
Confederate
Union
Who was a nurse during the Civil war and founded the American Red Cross?
Mary Bowser
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
Nat Turner
Who was an African American spy for the Union Army?
Clara Barton
Mary Bowser
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Van Lew
Who was an African American sailor who became a captain for the Union Navy?
Robert Smalls
Nat Turner
Shepherd Mallory
Thomas Jackson
Who was an abolitionists from Virginia and worked as a spy for the Union Army?
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
Robert E. Lee
Elizabeth Van Lew
