Which of the following was a technological advance that influenced the migration of Virginians?
train
horse and buggy
printing press
mechanical reaper
Who was the General of the army of Northern Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Southern states view was-
slavery should be legal in newly created states.
slavery should not be legal in newly created states.
When did the Reconstruction period begin?
1869
1865
1860
1877
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
The eastern counties of Virginia chose to depend on slavery while western counties did not. What did this lead to?
Virginia seceded, the western counties broke away and formed West Virginia
When did the First Battle of Bull Run take place?
July 1861
Which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson play a major role in?
Battle of the Sea
Manassas Bull Run Battle
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
Who was a Civil War nurse who created the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What date did the Confederacy surrender?
March 12, 1865
March 9, 1865
April 12, 1865
April 9, 1865
After the South seceded, they formed the -
United States of America
Free States of America
Confederate States of America
What kind of ship is covered in iron plates?
Ironclad ship
What was the time after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction period
True/False: A system that wasn't common during the Reconstruction period in Virginia was sharecropping.
False.
What is it called when people rented land from landowners in exchange for a portion of what they grew during the Reconstruction period?
Sharecropping
Who was a Confederate general that played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)?
Stonewall Jackson
The separation of people, usually based on race, religion, or culture-
discrimination
segregation
prejudice
Who led a revolt against slavery in Southampton County, Virginia?
Nat Turner
Who rented land from landowners in exchange for a portion of what they grew? (2 answers)
freedmen and poor white farmers
What was the first major battle fought in Virginia during the Civil War?
Battle of Richmond
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
What happened after Richmond was captured?
A fire spread and destroyed much of the city.
Why did Confederate soldiers set fire to their arsenal, or armory that spread and destroyed at least half of the city?
to keep their weapons from the Union
Why did the Sea Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack end in a draw?
Ironclad Ships
When Virginians migrated to Kentucky what did they cross through?
Cumberland Gap
Allegheny Mountains
James River
Atlantic Ocean
Who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad that helped other enslaved people gain their freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Union Army that received Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the capital of the Union?
Washington, D.C.
New York City
Richmond
True/False: During the Reconstruction period money had value and all banks were open.
False
What does secede mean?
to formally leave a political union
Segregation or Discrimination: "Whites Only" signs on business doors.
Discrimination
In 1861, some southern states __________________ the union.
rebelled against
seceded from
joined
True/False: The cotton gin helped make farming faster and easier, but the mechanical reaper did not.
False. They both made farming faster & easier.
True/False: Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed during the Reconstruction era.
True
Congress passed laws designed to help rebuild the country after the Civil War is known as the ___________ period.
Reconstruction
Specifically who blockaded Southern ports?
The Union Navy
Segregation or Discrimination: African American students and white students went to the same schools.
Segregation
True/False: During the Reconstruction period businesses needed to be rebuilt.
True
Why was the surrender of the Confederacy important?
the Civil War ended
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia that surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House?
Robert E. Lee
Segregation or Discrimination: African Americans could not use the same restroom as whites.
Segregation
The period following the Civil War in who passed laws designed to help rebuild the country is known as Reconstruction.
congress
President Lincoln
the confederacy
General Grant
What kind of economy did the south have?
rebellion
industrialized
agricultural
The capital of the Confederacy was-
Fredericksburg
Washington D.C.
Richmond
African Americans were able to enlist in the Union Army.
False
True
When the North and South could not resolve their conflicts what did the southern states do?
continued mass distribution of cotton
seceded from the Union
started the Sharecropping System
joined the Confederacy
The network of people homes and hideouts that helped enslaved people escape was called -
Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
Contraband Decision
After the Revolutionary war, in what ways did the experiences of enslaved African Americans differ from those of free Virginians during this migration?
by being taken or sold against their will
Who led a raid on the armory at Harpers Ferry in hopes of starting a slave rebellion?
John Brown
The Civil War ended at ________________________, as the Confederates surrendered to the Union.
Battle of Fredericksburg
Lincoln Memorial
Appomattox Courthouse
West Virginia
What event did NOT lead to secession and war?
States rights and taxes/tariffs
Election of the President
Use of the Underground Railroad
Revolt against slavery in Virginia
Who faced injustice, increased violence, and discrimination during Reconstruction?
African Americans
What kind of economy did the North have?
industrialized
rebellion
industrialized
During the Reconstruction period the country was rebuilding and bringing what states back into the Union. What is this time period called?
Southern
Western
Northern
Why was the First Battle of Manassas important?
It was the first major clash in Virginia
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Virginians were migrating to other states and western territories?
invention of the cotton gin
large areas of land
to find silver and gold
looking for fertile soil
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th celebrates the date when ________ people in Texas received the news that they were free.
enslaved
Virginia's _____________ was ruined during Reconstruction.
economy
Which side did American Indians support during the Civil War?
Neutral
Union
Confederacy
The Confederacy relied on _______________ to raise crops and provide labor for the Confederacy.
white Virginians
enslaved African Americans
Native Americans
Someone who wanted slavery to end is called a(n)-
revolt
secession
abolitionist
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
"Jim Crow" Laws affected all of the following EXCEPT-
healthcare
jobs
clothing
housing
What is not an effect of "Jim Crow" laws on African American men?
made segregation legal
forced to pay poll taxes
kept from holding public office
required to take voting tests
Which Amendment gave African American men the legal right to vote?
19th
14th
18th
15th
What laws were put in place to block African Americans from voting or holding office?
Jim Crow
Where did many battles between the Union and the Confederacy happen?
Virginia
What state was created when Virginia did not agree on secession?
West Virginia
True or False? Because of "Jim Crow" Laws, African Americans were forced to use separate poor-quality facilities.
True
In the early 1800s, Virginians were migrating to-
the deep South and Western territories
Europe and Asia
the North and Western territories
the deep South and the North
What is the federal agency that provided food, public schools, and medical care?
Freedmen's Bureau
Northern states view was-
slavery should be legal in newly created states.
slavery should not be legal in newly created states.
Freedmen's Bureau helped free African Americans have access to-
Voting
Jobs
Public Office
Education
Where did the Confederate Army surrender to the Union Army?
Manassas
Appomattox Court House
Richmond
Where was the Sea Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack fought?
near Fredericksburg
near Richmond
near Washington, D.C.
near Hampton and Norfolk
An unfair difference in how people are treated-
prejudice
discrimination
segregation
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